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

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, coconut basbousa (semolina cake). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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

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

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. Basbousa is a Middle Eastern semolina and coconut cake. It's one of the first desserts I learned how to make with my mum when I was a child, and I loved it so much.

Steps 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 !

Basbousa is a Middle Eastern semolina and coconut cake. It's one of the first desserts I learned how to make with my mum when I was a child, and I loved it so much. My mother also loved to share this cake with friends and sometimes would ask me to make it when she had guests coming over. The two key ingredients, semolina and coconut, gives the cake its unique taste and texture. After combining these ingredients together, sift a little plain flour and baking powder into the semolina mixture.

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