Crispy Fried Batter Spirals in Saffron Syrup
Ingredients: • Unbleached plain flour – 2 cups • Rice flour – 1½ tbsp • Baking powder – ¼ tsp • Yogurt – 2 tbsp • Warm water – 1¼ cups • Powdered saffron – ½ tsp • Sugar – 3 cups • Water – 2 2/3 cups • Rose water – 1½ tbsp...
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...
Date, Orange, Walnut & Banana Semolina Halava Pudding
Ingredients: • Water – 2½ cups • Raw sugar or sugar plus some honey (not 100% honey – too wet) – 1¼ cups • California dates, chopped, or any dried fruit – 3/4 cup • Zest from 2 oranges, lemons or any citrus • Unsalted butter, or ghee (1 ounce = 28.35 grams) – 140 gram • Coarse-grained semolina (farina) –...
Succulent Gujarati Pumpkin
Ingredients • Oil or ghee – 2 tbsp • Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp • Yellow asafetida powder – ½ tsp • Pumpkin, cut 1.75cm cubes – 1 kg • Water – 1 cup • Salt – 1½ tsp • Turmeric – ½ tsp • Red chili powder – ½ tsp • Coriander powder – 1 tsp...