🇪🇬 Egypt
Basbousa / Namoura
Egyptian basbousa is dense and buttery, with yogurt in the batter and often a cream (ashta) heart.
🔪 Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 35 min📈 Difficulty: Easy
Cooking for
10 people
✨ What makes it special
Yogurt batter, hazelnut or almond on each diamond, syrup poured hot-on-hot.
Ingredients
- 500 gcoarse semolina
- 200 gsugar
- 200 gyogurt
- 150 gmelted ghee
- 1 tspbaking powder
- to tastealmonds; syrup with lemon
Method
- 1
Fold semolina, sugar, yogurt, ghee, and baking powder together.
- 2
Press into a greased tray, score diamonds, and seat an almond on each.
- 3
Bake at 180°C until deep gold.
- 4
Pour the hot syrup over the hot cake and let it drink.
🍽 On your table
How this dish looks served for 10