My kitchen and my recipes: Basbousa (Egyptian Recipe with Semolina) Eggless

My kitchen and my recipes: Basbousa (Egyptian Recipe with Semolina) Eggless: Semolina is a popular treat in Middle East and parts of Europe.Some are with Eggs and some without eggs with Yougurt.Honey based or sugar...

Basbousa (Egyptian Recipe with Semolina) Eggless

Semolina is a popular treat in Middle East and parts of Europe.Some are with Eggs and some without eggs with Yougurt.Honey based or sugar based syrup used.This a very simple baked dessert in Middle eastern houses and made often at home.This is a traditional dish of middle east soaked in syrup and made with lot of nuts.

Ingredients
Step 1

• Semolina- 2 and 1/2  cup
• Dessicated coconut-1 cup
• Sugar-  1 cup Caster/powder sugar
• Flour-1/2 cup
• Thick Yogurt- 200 gm
• Unsalted Butter/ Ghee-200 gm
• Vanilla essence-few drops
• 30 gm blanched cashew and almond
• Milk- as per use
• Baking powder-1 tp

Step 2
Syrup

• Sugar-1 and 1/2 cup
• Water- 1 cup
• Lemon Juice-2 tbsp
• Rosewater-1 tp

Method
Step-1

1. Preheat the Oven to 190*c
2. Mix Semolina,Coconut,Sugar,Flour, Yogurt,Melted Butter,Baking Powder,Vanilla essense together.If the mixture looks thick then add little milk to make it semithick.Keep it aside for 15/20 mins. Add little shaved nuts in the batter and rest use for garnish.
3. Grease the Baking Tray with ghee or butter  and pour the mixture and bake in 180* for 35 to 40 min in OTG.

Step 2

1. Make Sugar Syrup which will be semi thick with water,sugar,lemon juice and rose water.Cool it down.
2. Once the Basbousa is baked pour the  syrup on the baked tray and let the syrup get soaked inside the Baked Semolina Cake.(Cover and Keep)

Cut into Diamonds and Spread chopped or shaved nuts on top.

Serve it hot or cold.Delicious dessert is made for all.

NOTE-Ghee gives a lovely flavour.

Recipe by Chef Dimple.

Rosho-Puli with Khejur Gur

Rosho Puli is a traditional Bengali Dessert.This dessert is being relished by generation after generation.Both my grandmoms used to make and then my Mom.I learnt this from my mom.This creamy dessert reminds me of childhood.This Noboborsho I made and relived my childhood days with my family.I made it with DatePalm jaggery called Khejur Gur but you can make with sugar too.

Ingredients for Step 1

• Coconut grated-1(1 small bowl)
• Semolina(1/4th bowl)
• Date Palm Jaggery-1 bowl (or can use sugar)
• Ghee-2 tp
• Milk-1 tbsp

Ingredients for step 2

•  Milk-500 gm
• Green Cardamom-4
• Batasa-Few
• Date Palm Jaggery-1/2 cup(Sugar if you donot have jaggery)

Method for Step 1

1. First take a pan,add ghee.Heat the ghee.
2. Now add samolina first and then grated coconut and saute it for min in low flame.
3. Now add jaggery and mix it well.Add 1 tbsp milk and saute till it binds together and leaves sides.
4. Take it out on a plate and cool it down.
5. Shape it like small puli or small cylinder shapes.
6. Keep it aside.

Method for Step 2

1. Pour full cream 500 gm milk in a pan and bring to boil.Add green cardamom and continue to cook.
2.  Add batasha and jaggery and reduce it to 50%.
3. Then add the Puli at last and serve hot or cold.

Written Recipe by Chef Dimple