# Basbousa

A recipe for Basbousa, a semolina cake soaked in syrup.

- Servings: 24 servings
- Total time: 17 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups semolina flour (fine)
- 2 cups semolina flour (coarse)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 cup ghee
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 handful almonds
- 1 tablespoon tahini
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon rose water
- 1 tablespoon orange blossom water

## Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients together and let it rest for a while.
2. Grease the pan with tahini.
3. Spread the batter in the pan, cut into squares, and decorate with almonds.
4. Let it rest as long as possible and put it in a preheated oven.
5. Prepare the syrup while the cake is in the oven: in a pot, combine water and sugar, bring to a boil over low heat.
6. Add lemon juice, and when the cake is almost done, add rose water and orange blossom water to the syrup.
7. Once the cake is golden brown, take it out of the oven, turn off the heat under the syrup, and pour the syrup over the cake.
8. Let it cool completely before serving.

## Equipment

- baking pan
- mixing bowl
- pot

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/BbrMlENj4uf/?igsh=ejlna2U5bHJmNDJq
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/aacf73c2-af56-499c-a460-fdf93b5de414
- Extracted: 2025-03-09

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