Basbousa (Nammoura) Sweet Cake. Basbousa, an Egyptian semolina cake with yogurt is one of the best Egyptian desserts that comes out fairly quick. Basbousa/basboosa is a term in the Middle east that refers to a very sweet semolina - sort of- cake. Verbally in Arabic we can call our loved ones "basbousa", I sometimes call my little kid.
Also known as Hareeseh, as well as Nammoura, it is a very easy dish to make.
Basbousa (also known as Revani, Hareesa and Nammoura in various places) is a traditional Middle Eastern sweet moist cake, usually made with semolina and soaked in a simple syrup.
The word 'basbousa' is Arabic for 'Just a Kiss', and this lovely cake certainly lives up to its' name!
You can have Basbousa (Nammoura) Sweet Cake using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Basbousa (Nammoura) Sweet Cake
- Prepare 2 Cups of semolina.
- You need 1 cup of sugar.
- It's 1 cup of powdered milk.
- You need 1 Cup of cream.
- You need 1/2 cup of vegetable oil.
- Prepare 1 tsp of baking powder.
- Prepare 1 pack of thick cream.
- You need of Milk.
- It's 1/4 cup of warm milk.
Basbousa is a traditional Middle Eastern Cake, made from semolina and soaked in syrup. It goes by many different names from Revani to Nammoura, Hareesa, Shamali and Pastusha. A sweet semolina cake topped with flavoured sugar syrup. Very easy to make, it is known by different names in different parts of the Arabic world - Nammoura in Lebanon, Basbousa in Egypt, Harissa in Syria and Revani in Turkey and Greece.
Basbousa (Nammoura) Sweet Cake step by step
- Mix all the ingredients together until you soften the mix. Note: do not mix the 1/4 cup warm milk in this step..
- I used a cupcake pan but certainly you can use a glass pan or cake pan. First layer: With one big spoon place the dough in the pan. If you are using a glass whole plan, divide the mix by half. Place the first half into your pan..
- I added my thick cream in top of my first layer..
- Now for the last layer, add your 1/4 of warm milk to the remaining mix and continue mixing until it soften. Then pour it in top of your cream layer..
- Pre-heat your oven to 180C (355F) bake for 15 mins, broil for 5-7 mins until golden. (If using a whole pan, probably you will need to broil for additional mins just keep an eye).
- Pour your favorite syrup in top (Sugar, Condensed milk...) and enjoy it.
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