Egyptian Baked Semolina Syrup Cake (Basbousa)
Ingredients: • Fine semolina – 2 cups • Dried coconut threads, or coarse dessicated – 1 cup • Sugar – ½ cup • Butter, melted – 150g (5 ounces) • Milk – 1 cup Syrup • Sugar – 1½ cups • Water – 1½ cups • Fresh lemon juice...
Nutty Farina Halva with Sliced Carrots
Supermarket farina replaces semolina in this halva. This enriched wheat cereal is available in most supermarkets in three types: instant, quick cooking, and regular. For convenience, you can use one of the two types: pre-toasted Malt-O-Meal farina or cream-of-wheat brand quick-cooking farina. For additional fiber, nutrition, texture and flavor, a mélange of nuts, seeds, dried fruits, bran and wheat germ can be...
Khubsurat
Ingredients • Muscat date – 400 gms • Mava (ricotta cheese) – 100 gms • Cashew nut – 100 gms • Walnut – 25 gms • Almond – 25 gms • Pistachio – 25 gms • Cardamom's powder – 6-7 • Sugar – 5 tbsp • Dry coconut, grated – 1 cup • Milk – 2 tbsp • Ghee – 1 tbsp • Water – 1 ½ cup • Sugar...
Coconut sevai
Ingredients • Rice noodles – 200gms • Water – about 1.5 liters • Salt – as per taste For Seasoning: 1. Grated coconut – ½ cup 2. Mustard seeds – ½ tsp 3. Urad dal – 2 tsp 4. Cashew nuts – 1 tbsp 5. Green chilies – 4 6. Curry leaves – 2 strings 7. Asafetida – a pinch 8. Oil – 1.5 tbsp 9. Salt – as required Preparation 1. Cook the...
Kaikari Ishtew
Ingredients •Carrots……………………… 2 medium sized •Potatoes…………………….. 2 medium sized •French beans………………… 6-8 •Cauliflower…………………. 1 medium sized •Green chilies……………….. 4 •Ginger……………………….. 1 inch piece •Curry leaves…………………. 10-12 •Green peas (shelled)………… ½ cup •Coconut (scraped)…………… 2 cups •Oil…………………………… 4 tbsp •Coconut oil………………….. 2 tbsp •Bay leaves…………………… 2 •Star anise…………………….. 2 •Cinnamon……………………. 2 inch stick...