Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, basbousa or semolina cake. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Basbousa or semolina cake is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Basbousa or semolina cake is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
Basbousa is a traditional Egyptian - middle eastern sweet cake. Basically Basbousa (also known as revani or harissa) cake is a semolina cake with coconut. This cake is very popular all over the Middle East and every country makes it slightly different.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have basbousa or semolina cake using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Basbousa or semolina cake:
- Make ready 200 gm semolina or Rave or suji
- Take 80 gm sugar
- Get 120 gm dry or dessciated coconut
- Make ready 200 gm curd
- Get 40 gm melted butter
- Make ready 2 tsp baking powder
- Make ready 1 cup sugar syrup
- Get 1 tsp lemon juice
- Get as needed Almonds for garnishing
This Egyptian recipe for sweet semolina cake is incredibly easy to make. It's topped with a delicious rosewater and lemon syrup. Mix the semolina, coconut, sugar, flour, yoghurt, melted butter and vanilla in a bowl. If the mixture seems too thick, add a little milk, but it.
Steps to make Basbousa or semolina cake:
- In a bowl mix curd and sugar. Mix in the melted butter & mix.
- Then mix in the rava, coconut & baking powder. Mix well.
- Preheat the oven for 10 mins at 200 ° degrees
- Grease a baking dish with butter and put the mixture into the baking dish. Garnish with almonds and bake for 25 to 30 mins or till the top is golden brown at 160 degrees.
- While it is baking prepare the sugar syrup.
- Once baked, cut into diamond or square shape. Pour the sugar syrup on the cake while both are hot and let soak for sometime.
- Once soaked remove from tray and serve.
Shamali cake or semolina cake is one of the most popular desserts in Cyprus. It's one of the variations basbousa - traditional Middle East sweet cake. But, the main secret ingredient that gives the cake a subtle flavor and aroma is mastic - a resin obtained from the mastic tree, traditionally produced on the. The cake turned out very moist and I enjoyed the coarse texture of the semolina. The cake itself isn't too sweet, so those who lack sweet tooth can Let the cake rest for a few minutes before serving.
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