Harisseh or Basboussa. (Semolina Cake).

Hello everybody.

Many friends and family are asking me these days,aren’t you tired of cooking everyday? or even the most frequent question , Is that really you cooking or do you write down recipes from the internet???

Well,answers are, I’m not tired cause I don’t actually cook everyday ,most of the days to be exact,I sometimes make an extra salad or side dish when I have leftovers,or even make cookies or cake like today. As for the second question,I really want to emphasize that it’s me cooking,and I’ve never copied a picture or recipe from any website , and I do really hope that my readers are enjoying and benefiting from my recipes and articles.

Today I’m making a favorite sweet to many, specially my husband, Harisseh or Basboussa as some people name it cause yesterday we were visiting the lovely Odeh couple and the sweet auntie suggested i make it when I asked her what to do as sweets tomorrow,and of course hubby encouraged the idea!

I have many many different recipes for it,each time I try one, this time it’s Auntie Fozzieh’s Harisseh as written in my cookbook,she’s my husband’s beloved aunt,he says my auntie makes the best harisseh,hope mine will be as good as hers 😉

Ingredients and method:

* 2 cups coarse semolina.

* 1 cup sugar.

* 1 1/2 cups milk or half yogurt and one milk.

* 1/2 spoon sodium bicarbonate.

* 3 teaspoons baking powder.

* some butter for brushing the surface only.

* sugar syrup ( boil 3 cups of sugar with 1 1/2 cups water and a small spoon lemon juice,simmer till syrupy).

* Mix all ingredients very well preferably with your hands,then leave to rest and rise for 3-4 hours.

* brush deep oven pan with tahini or butter,add batter.

* brush butter on surface,you may decorate with nuts and coconut if you like.

* bake in a medium heated oven for 30 minutes or till edges are golden then toast the surface also.

* add cooled syrup on it while hot so as be be absorbed well.

* cut to squares and serve.

Now I’m waiting for the judge,fingers crossed !!

Semolina Pudding Cake.

Hello everybody.
Mansaf-ing today also !!!! . We have a dear guest from UAE so Mansaf is requested.
I did the dessert though we brought knafeh, but I have this recipe since mother’s day thought i’ll try it today.
This one also has no title, put one according to ingredients or as I have it in my cook book Rania’s Cake.

Ingredients and method:
* 3 cups milk.
* 4 large tablespoons cornflour.
* 1/2 cup sugar.
* 1 tsp rose water. ( ماء ورد )
* 1 tsp blossom water (ماء زهر ).
* 1 pack cream.
* mix milk with cornflour and boil till thick then add rest of ingredients, mix well and leave to cool .then use as filling.

* 1 cup sugar.
* 1 cup milk powder.
* 1 cup semolina.
* 3 tablespoons coconut.
* 1/2 cup vegetable oil.
* 1 tsp vanilla.
* 1 1/2 tsp baking powder.
* 2 eggs.
* 1 small spoon white vinegar.
* 1 pack cream.
* zest of lemon or orange.

* mix all together till homogeneous.
* spread half of batter in oven pan.
* spread cooled filling on top.
* spread other half of batter on top, I used wax paper for easy handling then removed it when cake almost done.
* bake 30-35 minutes till done in a medium heated oven.
* serve when cooled.

Halawa ( حلاوة عراقية).

Morning everybody.
Today we have a big lunch with lots of dishes on the menu on the occasion of my sister in law’s visit to Amman. My mother in law is cooking her favorite dishes all this week long ♡♥.

As for me I made spicy potatoes as a side dish and a kind of sweet.

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Took this recipe from our Iraqi relatives. We ate it many times in lunch and dinner parties specially at Basma’s, very easy and tasty. It’s a very popular traditional dish done at home usually in small flat dishes or a big one.

Ingredients and method:
* 2 cups powdered milk.
* 2 big spoons starch.
* 2 big spoons flour.
* 3/4 cup vegetable oil.
* 1 1/2 cups sugar.
* 4 cups water.
* 1 tsp rose water.
* almonds or pistachios for garnish.

* Mix milk with starch, flour and oil.
* roast in a pan with continous stirring till golden.
* add sugar then water and mix very well till no lumps exist.
* if lumps are too much beat with electric hand mixer a bit.
* keep on low heat till it boils and thickens, add the rose water.
* spread in a wide serving plate and garnish when cooled.
Enjoy ♡♥.
Will post lunch later don’t worry.