Desserts
Easy Namoura (Semolina Cake)
A clear, tested recipe for easy Namoura. Namoura is one of the most delicious Arab desserts and is in high demand — enjoy!
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Easy Namoura... here are the details!
Ingredients
- 2 cups medium semolina
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 2 tablespoons ghee (or clarified butter)
- Pistachios for garnish, or as desired
- Syrup:
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Syrup method:
- This easy namoura recipe is from a friend and cook in the "Shou Tabkhin El-Youm" group:
- Fatima Abdullah
- Click Fatima's name to visit her profile on our site and see all her delicious recipes.
- For Fatima's Harissa (Basbousa) recipe, see How to make Harissa (Basbousa)
Method
- Mix the sugar, semolina, and baking powder together, then add the ghee and yogurt and mix well
- Grease the baking pan with ghee and pour in the namoura mixture, smoothing the surface
- Let the namoura rest for two hours, then garnish with pistachios
- Place the pan in the oven and bake on the middle rack until the edges brown and it is cooked through
- Let the namoura cool completely at room temperature before pouring the hot syrup over it
- Serve the namoura once it has cooled again
- Syrup method:
- Mix the water, sugar, and lemon juice and stir
- Let them boil until the syrup thickens for about 10 minutes or slightly less
- Pour the hot syrup over the namoura
- This easy namoura recipe is from a friend and cook of the Sho Tabkhin Al-Youm community:
- Fatima Abdullah
- Click Fatima’s name to visit her page on our site and see all her delicious recipes
- To make Fatima’s hareeseh dessert, here is the link: How to Make Hareeseh Dessert
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Notes and serving ideas
- How to make Harissa (Basbousa)






