Vegan Basbousa Recipe.
Basbousa is a popular Arabic dessert dish, found all over the Middle Eastern countries . This recipe is the Vegan version, it's easy to make, moist, aromatic, and delicious. This recipe will please any crowd!
Ingredients
Semolina batter ingredients:
- ¼ cup almonds sliced
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup desiccated coconut
- 3 cups semolina coarse
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup vegetable ghee melted
- 1 cup coconut yogurt
- ½ tsp orange blossom water
- ½ cup almonds boiled and peeled for decorating
- 1½ tbsp tahini for brushing the pan
Syrup ingredients:
- 1½ cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp orange blossom water
Instructions
For preparing the syrup:
- Add the sugar and water to a small pan and put on the stove on medium heat. Add the lemon juice and orange blossom water and stir. let it cook on low-medium heat till the sugar is melted completely.
For making Basbousa:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. Oil a baking tray with tahini and set aside.
- Add the sliced almonds and sugar to a food processor and pulse till it turns into a fine powder.
- To the same food processor add the rest of the dry ingredients: semolina, coconut powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Pulse for a couple of seconds till all ingredients are well combined.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients in the food processor: ghee, yogurt, and orange blossom water. Pulse till everything is well combined and the basbousa batter is ready.
- Transfer the batter to the pre-oiled baking tray. Using a knife, score the top of the batter creating diamond or square shape pieces.
- Let it rest for a minimum of 30 minutes before baking. Then place the almonds in the diamond/square-shaped pieces.
- Place the tray in the oven, on the middle rack, and bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove the basbousa from the oven and pour the hot syrup on top and distribute it evenly. let it soak the syrup and rest for an hour before serving.