Fritters with Syrup

The poor man’s dessert, zalabiyeh are fried and served immediately, sprinkled with icing sugar or syrup. In Nablus, they are traditionally served for breakfast with halawet al-qaryeh, a thick and sweet pumpkin preserve. I love zalabiyeh with azarole jam; the day my mother cooked this jam, she always treated us to the fritters that we dipped in the first batch of barely cooled jam.