Semolina Muffins Recipe Sooji Cupcakes Food

PUNJABI SEMOLINA HALWA (SUJI HALWA)

Steps:

• Split the cardamom pods with a sharp knife and remove the seeds. Grind the seeds to a powder with 1 tsp of the sugar using a pestle and mortar. Keep the empty pods for the syrup.
• Heat the remaining sugar in a pan over a medium heat with 600ml water until dissolved. Add the empty cardamom pods and simmer, uncovered, for 5 mins. Turn off the heat, cover the pan and set aside.
• Heat the ghee in a wok or karahi over a medium heat, then add the semolina or flour. Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring all the time, until it releases a toasted aroma and turns a biscuity golden colour, about 10 mins.
• Take the pan off the heat. Discard the empty cardamom pods from the warm syrup and pour it over the semolina in a thin, steady stream, stirring all the time. Take care - it will sputter. Return the pan to a medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the semolina thickens. It should have the consistency of creamy mashed potato. Stir in the ground cardamom, drained raisins and most of the sliced almonds. Serve piping hot with the remaining almonds scattered over.

BASBOOSA - SUJI CAKE (ARABIC SEMOLINA CAKE)

Steps:

• For the syrup:.
• put all the ingredients together except for the rose water in a pot and bring to a boil.when it starts to boil, put in the rose water and let boil.it should look like syrup but should not be thick.don't let it reduce too much.let it sit while the cake is baking.
• for the cake:.
• while the syrup is put to boil, start the mixture of the cake.mix butter and sugar together(before doing this, make ure butter is very soft.cutting it up in small cubes always help).do not use a hand mixer or a cake mixer (this causes it to be too airy and we don't want this) but, use a fork or a potato masher.the butter and sugar does not need to be melted into each other.
• now add the eggs and the dried ingredients to this.lastly, add in the soured milk.mix into the mixture and pour into a buttered dish.it should only be poured 1 inch in height.
• put into oven at 325 degrees for 20 mins, then take out and cut into squares depending on the sizes you want and place back into oven for 5 - 10 mins.take out and pour sugar syrup all over the cake,making sure that the whole cake gets enough syrup.let cool and eat.
• the pistachios can be crushed and sprinkled over entire cake and an almond goes on each square.
• nb:it tastes alot better the next day so this can be made a day ahead.

SUGEE (SUJI) CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and 120g sugar for 1 minute in a mixer. Add milk and semolina flour. Mix well. Set aside covered for an hour (to allow semolina to absorb moisture).
• Preheat oven till 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees F). Grease sides and bottom of 7-inch round cake tin. Line bottom of tin with paper.
• Beat eggs and yolks in a mixer till frothy. Add 120g sugar slowly. Beat for 5 minutes. Add vanilla essence and stir.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Add ground almonds and chopped almonds. Mix well.
• Add 1/2 of egg mixture to butter mixture. Fold gently. Then add 1/2 of flour mixture to butter mixture and fold. Repeat above step. Do not overmix or the cake will turn out densely textured.
• Pour mixture into cake tin and bake for 45 minutes.
• Allow cake to cool for 10 minutes before removing from tin.
• Recipe Notes: If the top part of the cake starts to burn during baking, remove it from the oven after 35 minutes, cover the top of the cake with aluminium foil, then bake for another 10 minutes.