Koeksister (South Africa) & Semolina Pudding (Turkey) – 2 Desserts
About Koeksister (South Africa) & Semolina Pudding (Turkey) - 2 Desserts
I have displayed 2 desserts. 'Koeksister' is a South African dessert which is a twisted or a braided shape like a plait and the 'Semolina Pudding' is a Turkish style dessert. I have made a few changes as per our Indian flavours. These are Eggless dessert recipes.
Advertisement - continue reading below
Recipe Time & More
Ingredients
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour (or dough koeksister dessert for dough preparation)
- Sorghum (flour - 1 tablespoon, or jowar jowar)
- 1 pinch Baking Powder
- 2 tsp Vegetable Oil
- 1 tsp Salt (or as per taste)
- to Water (or dough as required prepare stiff puri dough)
- 1 cup Sugar Syrup (or sugar for sugar)
- 2 drops Vanilla Essence
- 1/2 cup Water
- 1 stick Cinnamon
- 1 pinch Nutmeg Powder
- to Oil (fry)
- 1 tbsp Sugar Syrup (or garnishing, or honey for garnishing honey and as required)
- 1 cup Semolina (pudding roasted)
- 2 tbsp Vermicelli (roasted)
- 2 tbsp Grated Carrot
- 1 tsp Cardamom Powder
- 1 cup Almond Milk
- 1 cup Sugar
- 3/4 cup Clarified Butter (or ghee ghee)
- 2 cup Water
- Garnishing (almonds and grated carrot, or raisins for raisins)
Advertisement - continue reading below
Instructions
- For Koeksister Dessert - Sift all purpose flour, Jowar flour, baking powder and salt.
- Now Prepare the dough by adding hot vegetable oil, water. Note that the dough must be stiff by kneading it well.
- Keep the dough in the refrigerator for 15 minutes by covering it with a thin cloth.
- Meanwhile, prepare sugar syrup by combining the sugar and water in a saucepan which is over a medium-high heat. Also place a cinnamon stick in this heating mixture. Add a pinch nutmeg powder, vanilla essence to this.
- Stir it well until it turns into a string consistency. Now, remove from the flame and keep it aside.
- Make a chapati of thickness 1 inch and cut it carefully into 3 thin strips (but not through the top). The ends on the top must be Pinched together. Now press the cut ends together firmly. Braid it into plaits. Fry them in oil till it turns golden bro
- Immerse the prepared plaits into the sugar syrup for 2 minutes. Garnish the plaits with honey.
- Preparation of Semolina Pudding (Another Dessert) - Take a saucepan, pour water, almond milk and boil it.
- Add vermicelli, semolina and grated carrot and let it cook for sometime.
- Once it is cooked, add sugar, cardamom powder and clarified butter. Stir well until it is thoroughly cooked.
- Garnish with ghee roasted raisins, almonds and carrots. Refrigerate for 15 mins & serve chilled.
Tried this recipe?Mention @plattershare or tag #plattershare!
Advertisement - continue reading below
Related Posts You May Like
Visit Our Store
Abhinetri's Recipes
Articles: 446 Comments
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This is delightful! Thanks for the recipe.
This is a fantastic recipe! Thanks for sharing.
This looks so inviting! Thank you.
This looks so inviting! Thank you.
First of all I love the presentation..and knowing about the dessert is quite fasinating. Amazed that jowar flour can be used in the dessert.
This is amazing! Excited to make it.