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Heat water & cardamom pods covered in a pot until boiling.
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Drop in tea bags and simmer covered for about 1 1/2 minutes add sugar to taste along with the cream and keep simmering and adjusting cream to your desired amount not worrying about the fat content, only the taste :) This is called breakfast tea or you could use, Recipe #286617. Serve in regular tea cup/mugs.
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Now slice the haloumi cheese into thick slices and rinse with water. Do not dry.
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Place the flour on a flat surface and dip each piece of haloumi cheese to coat all sides in a light fashion. You may use just half the package.
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Heat the olive oil on medium high and fry cheese slices until lightly golden reducing the heat as needed.
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Remove to a plate and place halved lemon around it to squeeze on top while eating.
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Place butter, cheeses, gourmet olives, hummus drizzled with some extra virgin olive oil, the fruits (lovely sprinkled with orange blossom water & sugar if needed if wished) on their own plates or in bowls.
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Lay this all out on a low table or blanket/newspapers on the floor. This is both traditional and Islamic to sit on the floor while eating.
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Lay out spoons for the fruit and heat the bread until warm with your preferred method just before serving.
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Scoop up cheeses etc in bread pulled in half. (That's the way to do it traditionally) I serve rice crackers to as we are gluten free.
