Recipe: at dinner Basbousa or semolina cake

Recipe: at dinner Basbousa or semolina cake Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Basbousa or semolina cake. Place the butter in a small bowl and melt in the microwave. In a large mixing bowl, combine together the sugar and yogurt. Now add in the semolina, baking powder and milk.

It is popular throughout Middle Eastern countries as well as North Africa, Iran, Greece and Turkey.

In Egypt this is the main dessert served during the feasts and holidays for both Christians and Muslims.

Authentic Egyptian basbousa recipe that is soft and stays soft.

You can have Basbousa or semolina cake using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Basbousa or semolina cake

1. You need 200 gm of semolina or Rave or suji.

2. You need 80 gm of sugar.

3. You need 120 gm of dry or dessciated coconut.

4. Prepare 200 gm of curd.

5. You need 40 gm of melted butter.

6. Prepare 2 tsp of baking powder.

7. Prepare 1 cup of sugar syrup.

8. You need 1 tsp of lemon juice.

9. Prepare as needed of Almonds for garnishing.

A delicious coconut, yogurt and semolina/farina cake that gets sprinkled with nuts and drizzled with syrup to put the final seal of perfection.

Basbousa/basboosa is a term in the Middle east that refers to a very sweet semolina - sort of- cake.

Basbousa cake is a well known middle eastern dessert made with semolina flour, coconut and yogurt.

The coarse semolina flour gives the cake its signature sandy texture, but its drenched in a flavorful simple syrup which makes it super moist and has a melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Basbousa or semolina cake instructions

1. In a bowl mix curd and sugar. Mix in the melted butter & mix..

2. Then mix in the rava, coconut & baking powder. Mix well..

3. Preheat the oven for 10 mins at 200 ° degrees.

4. 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..

5. While it is baking prepare the sugar syrup..

6. Once baked, cut into diamond or square shape. Pour the sugar syrup on the cake while both are hot and let soak for sometime..

7. Once soaked remove from tray and serve..

Use your hands to incorporate the butter with the other ingredients until mixed well.

Add the yogurt and continue mixing with your hands until fully combined.

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Basbousa (also namoura, revani, hareseh and other names) is a traditional Middle Eastern sweet cake that originated in Egypt, although it is also popular in other countries.

It is made from a semolina batter and cooked in a pan, then sweetened with orange flower water, rose water or simple syrup, and typically cut into diamond shapes.