Coconut Basbousa (semolina cake)
Coconut Basbousa (semolina cake)

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This cake is very popular all over the Middle I use yogurt or sour cream because it give the cake a creamy flavor that's irresistible. Basbousa Aka Harissa (Coconut Yogurt Semolina Cake). Basbousa Cake ، Semolina Coconut Rava Cake Recipe بسبوسه کیک نارگیلی.

Coconut Basbousa (semolina cake) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Coconut Basbousa (semolina cake) is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have coconut basbousa (semolina cake) using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Coconut Basbousa (semolina cake):
  1. Prepare 2 cups semolina
  2. Get 1 cup desiccated coconut
  3. Make ready 1 cup ghee (clarified butter)
  4. Get 1 tin condensed milk (sweetened 397 gms)
  5. Take 1 & 1/4 cup water
  6. Take 1 tablespoon baking powder
  7. Make ready OPTIONAL: pinch of vanilla powder and pinch of cardamom powder
  8. Make ready SUGAR SYRUP : 3 cups water, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 lemon slice, few cardamom pods

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.

Instructions to make Coconut Basbousa (semolina cake):
  1. Mix ghee and condensed milk. Add in semolina and coconut. Add cardamom powder, vanilla, baking powder. Finally add water and mix till smooth. Top with sliced almonds and pistachios if you have some. Let this mixture sit for atleast 30 minutes !
  2. Grease a rectangular wide baking dish. You don’t want the layer to be too thick. Pour in batter and bake in a pre heated oven for 30-35 mins at 190c. Turn the top on for the last 7-8 mins to brown the top. Basically there isn’t much cooking, just want the liquid to dry up so once a skewer inserted comes out clean, it should be good to go.
  3. Side by side, bring 3 cups of water to boil with 3/4 cups of sugar. Add squeeze of lemon juice and leave a lemon slice in. You can add some cardamom pods too. Boil for 7-8 minutes, you need about 2.5 cups of liquid. It doesn’t need to become a thick consistency! But it does need to be very hot when the basbousa comes out of the oven.
  4. Once basbousa is out of the oven, pour strained sugar syrup over it. All sides and in the Centre. Let it rest for about two hours. Then cut into squares or rectangles or even diamonds and enjoy!
  5. Serving tip: use cupcake liners / wrappers to serve individual pieces !

Eggless Basbousa or Coconut Semolina Cake is a middle eastern dessert where semolina, coconut and yogurt get baked with butter and nuts. It soaks for two hours in an orange flavored sugar syrup, served with coffee or tea and enjoyed over stories and laughter. Add semolina, coconut flour, and cardamom. Basbousa or sweet semolina cake flavoured with rose water and lemon syrup is very popular in Egypt. This sweet cake is also known by various names such as Take a bowl and add semolina, desiccated coconut, all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, butter, egg, milk with saffron, almond essence and.

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