Myanmar
Sanwin makin
A Burmese semolina cake, cooked like kesari, baked till golden, and freckled with poppy seeds.
120 minTime
5 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original341kcal
5 gprotein
2 gfibre
120minutes
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
6 steps- 1Dry roast the semolina in a heavy pan on low, stirring, until fragrant and just turning pale gold.
- 2Whisk the coconut milk, water, sugar and salt in a heavy pot, stir in the semolina off the heat and leave to soak.
- 3Cook on medium low, stirring all the time and adding the ghee a spoon at a time, until very thick.
- 4Cool 10 minutes, then beat in the eggs and raisins. Heat the oven to 180 C.
- 5Spread in a greased 8 inch tin, scatter the poppy seeds and bake until the top is golden brown. Finish under the grill for a minute if needed.
- 6Cool completely before cutting into squares or diamonds.
Serve it like this
Cut into diamonds and serve at room temperature with tea.
