Basbousa or semolina cake. 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.
Today, I'm sharing my aunt Maha's special recipe! Semolina treats are popular throughout the Middle East and parts of Europe. There are, quite frankly, too many semolina cake variations out there. You can cook Basbousa or semolina cake using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Basbousa or semolina cake
- Prepare 200 gm of semolina or Rave or suji.
- It’s 80 gm of sugar.
- It’s 120 gm of dry or dessciated coconut.
- It’s 200 gm of curd.
- It’s 40 gm of melted butter.
- Prepare 2 tsp of baking powder.
- It’s 1 cup of sugar syrup.
- You need 1 tsp of lemon juice.
- You need as needed of Almonds for garnishing.
This cake is very popular all over the Middle East and every country makes it slightly different. 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 is a traditional Egyptian – middle eastern sweet cake.
Basbousa or semolina cake instructions
- 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..
Basically Basbousa (also known as revani or harissa) cake is a semolina cake with coconut. Basbousa, an Egyptian semolina cake with yogurt is one of the best Egyptian desserts that comes out fairly quick. Authentic Egyptian basbousa recipe that is soft and stays soft. A delicious coconut, yogurt and semolina/farina cake that gets sprinkled with nuts and drizzled with syrup to put the final. From Saad Fayed, I love basbousa with coffee after a good meal.
