Middle Eastern Dessert Basbousa

It is an Egyptian dessert or you can say a Middle Eastern Dessert very tasty dessert. A kind of semolina cake which is very easy to make. You can enjoy it with your family and friends on weekend and parties



Enjoy with hazelnut, almond and walnut toppings


Ingredients

v  1 cup + 250 grams semolina

v  60 grams of powdered sugar

v  80 ml of refined oil or butter

v  50 grams coconut powder

v  250 ml of milk

v  1 tsp of  baking powder

v  1 tsp of vanilla essence

Sugar Syrup

v  1/2 cup sugar

v  150 ml cup water

v  a lemon slice

v  1 tsp rose water or orange blossom

 

Working

v  Take a baking mold grease the surface with oil spread oil every edges sprinkle dry semolina as mold is ready

  v  Pour the mixture in mold set it properly make a marks as shown 

      arrange the peeled almonds on it

  v  Before baking pre heat the oven at 180 degree and then add             the basbousa to oven

  v  To make a sugar syrup take sugar syrup ingredients that are 

      sugar, lemon slice,  and tap rose wate.

  v  Sugar taste can be adjusted  cook until sugar get dissolved 

       sugar syrup is ready remove the lemon slice turn off the flame

  v  Check with the help of knife if it properly baked or not cut the     pieces with the help of marks pour the sugar syrup pour the syrup when basbousa is hot

  v  Proceed to serve perfectly baked from inside, serve in a plate and pour sugar syrup 2-3 tbsp. on it


v  Our delicious basbousa is ready hope you have enjoyed this recipe. 

 

 

Arabian Dessert Kunafa

Kunafa is a traditional Arabian dessert made with spun pastry called kataifi, soaked in sweet, sugar-based syrup, and it is usually enjoyed with family and friends on weekend and parties.



~Kunafa can be served with Honey as well~


Ingredients

v  350 grams of vermicelli or kunafa dough

v  4 tbsp butter

v  1/8 tsp orange food color

v  250 ml milk

v  3 tbsp sugar

v  1/4 cup milk + 1 tbsp corn flour

v  100 grams of processed cheese or any cream cheese

v  Or you can use fresh cream or Milk cream instead of any cheese

 

 

Sugar Syrup

v  1/2 cup sugar

v  150 ml cup water

v  a lemon slice

v  1 tsp rose water or orange blossom

 

Working

v  To make kunafa i have taken 350 g vermicelli if you can arrange kunafa dough it will be good although it is available in middle east easily but you can make this dough with this  vermicelli taste is same as kunafa dough

v  Add 4 tbsp melted butter you can either salted or unsalted butter unsalted is preferable orange food color 1/8 tsp food color is optional mix it by using hand butter get mixed properly we need to make creamy mixture for kunafa

v  Boil 250 ml milk after boil add sugar 3 tbsp sugar can be adjusted add corn flour and milk mixture stir regularly to avoid lump formation cook it for 1.5 to 2 min at medium flame

v  Add cheese cream you can use any creamy cheese cook it at low flame let the cheese get dissolve in mixture when cheese get dissolve turn off flame keep the mixture aside

v  Now to prepare sugar syrup sugar and water both 1/2 cup cook it until sugar get dissolved when sugar get dissolved cook it further for 1.5 to 2 min at medium flame turn off the flame add 1 tsp rose or orange blossom you can use any food essence mix it and keep the syrup for later use

v  Take a non stick pan also need 1 more pan to flip the kunafa you can also use any flat lid of your vessel grease both the pan with butter you can also use ghee for greasing spread the butter/oil evenly

v  Similarly grease the second pan now add half quantity of vermicelli in deep pan set with the help of any bowl as shown make it firm from the surface pour all the cream should not touch the pan edges else it will stick on the pan then cover the cream with vermiceli and again press gently to avoid cream leakage set it properly

v  Put the pan at medium flame for 1 min put the heavy bottom pan or strainer flame is high for 1 min, after 1 min slow the flame and cook for 10 min

v  Use knife to remove from the edges then put the flat pan greased before use it to flip and cook from other side make sure heavy bottom pan/strainer is there on flame else it will cause overcooked of vermicelli cook it this side as well for 10 min

v  Now this way our kunafa is ready pour the sugar syrup on it directly serve it from pan otherwise it will break garnish it with some dry fruits our kunafa is ready to serve looking so tempting