Karnataka x Egypt
Rava kesari basbousa
Bengaluru's chow chow bath sweet met its Cairo cousin. Both agreed: more syrup.
75 minTime
3 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original246kcalsame
3 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
75minutessame
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.
Ingredients
Method
5 steps- 1Simmer 150 g sugar with 180 ml water and the lemon juice on medium heat for 6 minutes. Add the orange blossom water and half the saffron. Cool.
- 2Soak the rest of the saffron in 1 tbsp warm water. Mix the rava, coconut, 100 g sugar, baking powder, soda and cardamom. Stir in the curd, 70 g ghee and saffron water. Rest 15 minutes.
- 3Grease a 20 x 30 cm tin with the remaining ghee. Spread the batter, score into diamonds and press a cashew into each.
- 4Bake in the oven at 180°C for 30 to 35 minutes.
- 5Pour the cool syrup over the hot cake. Rest 1 hour before cutting.
Serve it like this
Stack two diamonds slightly offset on a small plate. Spoon over a little syrup and finish with saffron strands and a cardamom dusting.