Harisa – semolina cake هريسة. I was looking for a varition of our families Harissa recipe but was suprised that Zarr did'nt have anything close to what we love to make every Ramadan and special occasion. So here it is and enjoy! Basbousa Semolina Cake With Lemon-Rose Syrup.
Zest of one lemon قشر الليمون. Please let me know if you end up making هريسة, I would love to know how it comes out and if you like it! Yes Sugee Cake or Semolina Cake is my favorite cake! You can cook Harisa – semolina cake هريسة using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Harisa – semolina cake هريسة
- Prepare 300 ml of Water.
- It’s 360 grams of Sugar.
- You need 300 grams of Semolina.
- It’s 100 grams of Flour.
- It’s 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.
- It’s 150 grams of Coconut Shrims (dried coconut).
- Prepare 250 ml of Milk.
- You need 240 grams of Butter.
- It’s 2 teaspoons of Baking powder.
- It’s 1 tablespoon of Vanilla flavor syrup.
- It’s of Almonds for decoration.
An Egyptian almond-coconut semolina cake, drenched in cinnamon syrup. Semolina treats are popular throughout the Middle East and parts of Europe. There are, quite frankly, too many semolina cake variations out there. This cake is very popular all over the Middle East and every country makes it slightly different.
Harisa – semolina cake هريسة step by step
- First you have to make the sugar syrup: This syrup will be used to add a sweet flavor to the cake. Begin to prepare for the sugar syrup, put the water and sugar in a pot over low heat and add the lemon juice and mix the syrup until the sugar dissolves completely, then put the mixture in a cool place to cool down..
- Now turn the oven on and set the heating on 180 degrees. While the oven is heating, put the butter in a pot and melt it over low heat till it becomes a liquid You have to mix the butter while melting to avoid butter scorching..
- Take the butter's pot off the heat and put it on a side. Prepare the ingredients to add them to the butter. I prefer to mix those ingredients in a bowl first and after that i add them to the butter, in result the cake is well mixed. Usually I do it in this way: I put coconut shrims, flour, baking powder and semolina and I mix it all in the bowl At the same time I add the milk and the vanilla flavor (its optional but it gives nice vanilla flavor) to the butter. At this point, I mix all the ingredients together in the butter's pot till it becomes a solid mass..
- Now it's time to prepare the tray. Take the tray and pan it with butter on each side and sprinkle it with breadcrumbs. Put the dough on the tray and spread it out on it (try to make it about 3cm of thickness). Decorate the cake with almonds It's ready to bake!.
- Now it's time to bake Put the tray into the oven and bake it until it gets dark golden color (about 30-40 minutes). When the cake is baked, it's time to pour it with the sugar syrup. Now put it aside to let the semolina cake absorb the syrup to give it nice and sweet flavor. Bon Appetit!!.
For example, In Syria and Palestine they make the recipe with 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 belong to a family of Arab Cuisine which is the perfect dessert as a cake. Semolina cake is a popular Middle Eastern recipe with an ancient history behind its preparation. I decided to make this semolina cake because I discovered the delicious Turkish Revani and Egyptian Basbousa.
