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Basbousa Recipe

Basbousa

Ingredients

  • Ghee 1 cup solid
  • Semolina 200 gm
  • Caster sugar 4 ounces
  • Desiccated coconut 2 ounces
  • Baking powder 2 tsp heaped
  • Olpers Cream 8 ounce
  • Yogurt 500 gm or 3 tbsp
  • Milk 1/2 cup
  • For sugar syrup:
  • Sugar 1/2 kg
  • Water 1-1/4 cup
  • Lemon juice 1 tbsp
  • Rose water 3 tbsp
  • Cooking Directions

     

    1.  

      Mix ghee, semolina, caster sugar, desiccated coconut, baking powder, cream, yogurt and milk in a well.

       

    2.  

      Mix them altogether till smooth.

       

    3.  

      Pour this mixture in well greased 12×9 inches pan.

       

    4.  

      Level the top with spatula. Make cut marks in to cubes and place almond or cashew in middle of each cube.

       

    5.  

      Bake on 180 degree C for 35 to 40 minutes.

       

    6.  

      For Syrup: Cook water, sugar, lemon juice and rose water altogether till sugar is dissolved and thickens like a syrup.

       

    7.  

      Pour this syrup over baked cubes right after taking them out of oven.

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