Basbousa/Semolina Cake

Basbousa is a middle eastern cake recipe made with semolina.Its super easy as well as tastes yummy.

Ingredients;
Semolina-11/2cup,coarse variety
Grated or dessicated coconut-1/2cup
Sugar-1cup
Butter-1/2cup,melted
Plain yogurt-1/2cup
Plain flour-1/4 cup
Salt-1pinch
Water-1/2cup
Rose water-1tsp or cardamom-3to4 pods
Almonds or raisins 

Mix together the semolina,coconut,yogurt,butter,1/2cupsugar,flour and salt to form a thick batter.Pour this into a greased cake tin.Decorate with almonds or raisins.With a butter knife draw lines on the cake to give diamond shaped pieces.Bake it for 25 to 30mins in a preheated at 180deg cel.Boil the water with remaining half cup sugar.When it has 1thread consistency.Add in the rose water or cardamom.allow to boil for a minute.Pour this over the baked cake.Let it stand for 15 mins.Cut out into diamond shapes and Serve!!!!

You may choose to add 1egg instead of plain flour,but it does not suit my taste

I avoided pouring the sugar syrup to cut down calories.

I made a small quantity in a sauce pan lined with baking paper.Usually its made using 3 to 4 cups of semolina in a baking tray.