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Basbousa -the Mediterranean delish!!

cakes, Desserts, Snacks, Sweets | January 28, 2015 | By

 

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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!!
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.
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.
Adapted from Nimi's Culinary Ventures
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calories
7599
fat
252g
protein
102g
carbs
1254g
more
Adapted from Nimi's Culinary Ventures
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Hummus – the Meditteranean delight!

Appetizers, veg | March 30, 2014 | By

 

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Being born and brought up in the Middle East has really influenced my taste buds. Being born there the most common question my friends would ask are, “Do u speak Arabic?” and I start grinning trying to answer them ..as I know how to read and write but have totally forgotten all the meanings..so literally don’t know to speak..as I have lost touch with it 😛

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My younger son had his Graduation day at school…he’s been graduated to his first grade and so has been bye bye to the kindergarten years. Dressed up in their pink academic dress and mortar board it was a pleasant sight to see all the kiddies singing with lighted candles and scrolls in hand..wish to be their age ….

The recipe that I will be posting today is of hummus. This dip is great with carrot sticks as well as pita breads.

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Hummus
1760 calories
152 g
0 g
110 g
60 g
15 g
394 g
348 g
22 g
0 g
89 g
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
394g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1760
Calories from Fat 940
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 110g
170%
Saturated Fat 15g
75%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 37g
Monounsaturated Fat 52g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 348mg
15%
Total Carbohydrates 152g
51%
Dietary Fiber 46g
185%
Sugars 22g
Protein 60g
Vitamin A
4%
Vitamin C
21%
Calcium
74%
Iron
131%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
  1. 1 cup of dried chickpeas (soaked overnight & pressure cooked)
  2. 3 cloves of garlic
  3. ½ cup of tahini paste
  4. 2-3 tbsp of olive oil
  5. 1/8 cup of lime juice (add 1tbsp more if u feel flavour is less)
  6. Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Peel the skin of the cooked chickpeas.
  2.  Grind the chickpeas, garlic, limejuice and salt to a smooth paste.
  3.  Add water if it becomes too thick.
  4.  Mix in the tahini paste.
  5.  Serve it on to a plate and garnish with paprika powder and olive oil.
Adapted from Nimi's Culinary Ventures
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calories
1760
fat
110g
protein
60g
carbs
152g
more
Adapted from Nimi's Culinary Ventures
Nimi's Culinary Ventures https://nimisrecipes.com/
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