Desserts
Namoura (Basbousa) Recipe
A very tasty Namoura recipe made the authentic way and easy to follow. You can control the amount of syrup to achieve the sweetness you want.
Total time55 min
Prep35 min
Cook20 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyMedium
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Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianEgg free
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups coarse semolina
- 1 cup sugar
- a pinch of salt
- 2 cups yogurt
- 2 tablespoons rose water and orange blossom water
- a pinch of baking soda
- peeled almonds for garnish
- syrup (qatr or shira)
- Grease a baking pan with a little tahini and pour in the namoura batter. Spread the batter and smooth its surface in the pan.
- Decorate the namoura with peeled almonds and put the pan in the oven for 25 minutes.
- Remove the namoura from the oven and pour the syrup (qatr or shira) over it while it is hot, and serve after cutting as desired.
Method
- Start by mixing the semolina with the salt, baking soda, and sugar. Add rose water and orange blossom water to the dry mixture and stir with a wooden spoon.
- Add the yogurt and mix well until you obtain a batter; cover it and leave it aside for about half an hour to rest.
- Grease a baking pan with a little tahini and pour in the namoura batter. Spread the batter and smooth its surface in the pan.
- Decorate the namoura with peeled almonds and put the pan in the oven for 25 minutes.Timers: 25 min
- Remove the namoura from the oven and pour the syrup over it while hot; serve after cutting as desired.
