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Basbousa -the Mediterranean delish!!

Born and brought up in Abudhabi ..I have always had my flair for the Mediterranean cuisine .I still remember how I craved for my Dads parcel of special packed food during the month of Ramadan during his night shifts.This time round when I went  to a shopping mall in Cochin I pointed out to my husband the “Basbousa” telling him all stories of what it was.Back home and how could resist myself from baking it..these are some hardcore facts of being a foodie..

Basbousa is a very popular and tasty Mediterranean sweet cake. Cooked with semolina and soaked in simple sugar syrup this cake has different regional names ..in Arabic its Basbousa/Harisa , Turkey  its Revani/Ravani, Lebanon its Nammoura , Armenian its Shemali … the roots or the origin of this cake is told to be Turkey .

Basbousa -the Mediterranean delish!!

2015-11-30 15:40:23

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7599 calories

1254 g

576 g

252 g

102 g

53 g

2368 g

3269 g

832 g

1 g

185 g

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size

2368g

Amount Per Serving

Calories 7599

Calories from Fat 2239

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 252g

387%

Saturated Fat 53g

263%

Trans Fat 1g

Polyunsaturated Fat 51g

Monounsaturated Fat 134g

Cholesterol 576mg

192%

Sodium 3269mg

136%

Total Carbohydrates 1254g

418%

Dietary Fiber 22g

86%

Sugars 832g

Protein 102g

Vitamin A

25%

Vitamin C

5%

Calcium

174%

Iron

119%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Ingredients

1. For the Syrup
2. 1 ½ cup of sugar
3. 1 ½ cup of water
4. 1 tsp of rosewater
5. Juice of ½ lemon
6. For the cake batter
7. 1 cup of semolina
8. 1 cup of flour
9. 1 cup of sugar
10. 2 tsp of baking powder
11. 2 tsp of vanilla essence
12. 1 cup of yoghurt
13. 3 eggs
14. ½ cup of scraped coconut
15. ½ cup of oil
16. Almonds for garnish

Instructions

1.  In a saucepan boil the water to make the syrup, add in the sugar and stir till it
2. dissolves completely.
3.  Mix in the lemon juice and rosewater and let it cool.
4.  Preheat oven at 180 degree Celsius.
5.  In a bowl, beat egg and sugar.
6.  Add in the yoghurt, oil and sieve in the flour.
7.  Mix in baking powder, vanilla essence and coconut.
8.  Transfer to a greased baking dish and bake till the cake is done or for about 30
9. minutes.
10.  Garnish with almonds.
11.  Pour the sugar syrup over the cake when the cake is still hot.
12.  Serve when cold.

By Nimi Sunilkumar

Adapted from Nimi's Culinary Ventures

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calories

7599

fat

252g

protein

102g

carbs

1254g

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Adapted from Nimi's Culinary Ventures

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