Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 7 of 10 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Cardamom | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 6 |
| Semolina | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Rose | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 200ml (7fl oz) melted butter
- 650g (1lb 7oz) fine semolina
- 300ml (½ pint) natural yoghurt
- 250g (9oz) sugar
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 3 level teaspoons baking powder
- 2 dozen whole blanched almonds
- -- S Y R U P :
- 250g (9oz) sugar
- 500ml (18fl oz) water
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons rose water
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
Directions
First make the syrup by placing the water and sugar in a medium sized saucepan. Add cardamom, rosewater, lemon juice and boil on medium heat for 5 minutes, until sugar dissolves. Set aside to cool.
Place sugar in a large bowl, add butter and beat well. Next add the eggs and beat with the sugar and butter. Mix well.
Stir in semolina, baking powder, yoghurt and mix very well,
Place in a medium rectangle dish about 33x27x5cm (13x10x2inches) and decorate with almonds. Bake in oven at 180 ºC(350 ºF) Gas mark 4 for 30 minutes. Remove the basboosa from the oven. Cut into diamond or square shapes, then pour the cold syrup over the basboosa.
Category:Arabian Recipes
Category:Arabian Desserts