The famed Egyptian Basbousa

Basbousa | Semolina Cake | Egyptian dessert | Hareesa recipe | Revani recipe

Servings 16

Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 40 mins

Total Time 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cup Semolina/rava/suji
• 1 cup Desiccated coconut or replace with 1 cup semolina
• ⅔ cup Granulated sugar
• 2 tsp Baking powder
• ¼ tsp Salt
• 1 cup Yoghurt
• ⅔ cup Melted butter
• 2 nos Egg large
• 2 tsp Vanilla essence
• ½ cup Raw almonds

FOR SUGAR SYRUP

• 2 cup Granulated sugar
• 2 cup Water
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice
• 2 tsp Rose water

Instructions

• Boil almonds for 1 min. Rinse with cold water and drain. Slip the skins off.
  
• Boil 2 cups sugar, 2 cups water and 1 Tbsp lemon juice for 10 mins. Switch off flame and add 2 tsp rose water.
  
• Lightly butter a 9 x 13 inch pan and keep ready. Combine yoghurt, eggs, melted butter, vanilla essence. Mix together semolina(rava), dessicated coconut , sugar, baking powder, salt.
  
• Mix the wet & dry ingredients.
  
• Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Score the basbousa into desired shapes. Place the blanched almonds on top of each square or diamond shape. Bake in a 380F preheated oven for 35-40 minutes. If the top has not browned as desired , put the oven on broil setting for the last 4-5 mins.
  
• Pour the syrup on top of the hot basbousa then bake for another 15 minutes.
  
• Cut along the score lines and let it cool completely before serving.
  

Notes

• To make this eggless, replace the eggs with 1/4 cup yogurt.
• You can easily halve this recipe and make it in a smaller pan (8 x 8 or 9 x 9 inches.)
• Instead of using whole almonds, you can also top the whole Basbousa with slivered almonds and desiccated coconut.

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: arabic, egyptian, Mediterranean, turkish

Keyword: ramadan special, semolina coconut dessert

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Food for Soul

The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. – Psalm 34:18

I’ve had many tears and sorrows,
Had questions for tomorrow.
There’ve been times I didn’t know right from wrong.
But in every situation,
God gave blessed consolation;
That my trials come to only make me strong.
I’ve been a lot of places,
And I’ve seen a lot of faces.
There’ve been times I felt so all alone.
But in my lonely hours,
Yes those precious lonely hours,
Jesus let me know I was His own.
Through it all.
Oh I’ve learned to depend upon His word.

I was with you through it all – God