How to make Basboosa, a traditional Arabic sweet.

[thary16]

wow that's nice and easy to pripare. i'll try it to cook.

[zainab331]

Ahhha i say samboosa i get irritated wen people say basboosa

[rifarifaniyaniya]

i have no electric oven .is it possibl cooking in the gas stove

[monojit12345678910]

@rifarifaniyaniya yes you retard

[Ilovethemunksnettes]

Ah man i love basboosa's! good video!

[alejandrabattal]

your recipe is great! I have had looking for it for a long time. I made others recipes of basbousa, but they were not good. Thanks you!

[TheFingolito]

warm butter and let it simmer for aprox 2 hours and remove all foam until you get a transparent liquid. Remove from heat and put in a jar to cool down for about 24 hrs, now u get a nutty like smelling butter that is "Ghee". Some say this is super healthy and great for your intestines, and one the other hand ghee is the number one cause of heart failure in the UK amongst the arabic community.

[kawaietbelle]

@TheFingolito ghee or butter have a big amount of very useful vitamins which r very gud for health, but if do exercise ghee will not contribute to the cause of heart failure.



[catsmew]

Why add yeast? You won't let the yeast rise?

[Amneh94]

the chef isn't Arabic

[docjumm]

hi can u possibly share a recipe for arabic grilled chicken sold in makkah with rice called shawaya ? with ruz bukhari rice ? thanks , keep up the gud work

[q8smiley]

what the hell is ghee

and how much is the semolina and sugar

[alfulani5]

@q8smiley Ghee is a class of clarified butter.

On a second thought, Just Wiki it

[fuldk]

It is butter (unsalted)

Just melt the butter and simmer for a few minutes, cool and skim off the white stuff that floated to the top.

[fuldk]

It is butter (unsalted)

Just melt the butter and skim off the white stuff the floats to the top.

[rahulk24]

hi, can we use almonds instead of peanuts.....?

[Wishteria]

Thank you so very much for sharing this delightful sweet treat on the internet! I lived in Riyadh for four years and this was one of the dishes that quickly became a favorite of mine. It has been many years since I have eaten it and I appreciate the demonstration very much. Please consider making a recipe link on the hotel website so we can print it. Thank you Chef!

[VampireBMW]

Syrian food + syrian sweet ... is the best and tastiest on EARTH.

[VampireBMW]

@Nawty2Hawty not gona argue with something we both can't prove, weither it's Syrians or Egyptian.

ALL agree's that the Syrian one is better, infact all the syrian food and sweet is uncomparable with anything Egyptia, with all do respect to egyptians but their food is NOT tasty at all.

[sitithesecond]

Thank you for this wonderful video! I love basbosa! If ever I come to Riyadh i will definitely stay at your hotel :-)

[FrenchFlower1]

FANTASTIQUE!!!!!!!!!!! Great Video!!!!!! Please Post More!!!!!!!!!! You teach well, explaining everything, taking the time to show items and finished product. Kudos Dude!!!!!!

[SamuelKing1oz]

not bad

[sheratonriyadh]

thanks to all of you! who has been replying and posting comments :)

[jawad384]

Can you tell me Chef whether Basboussa become brown on the bottom or does it remain white in colour?

[M23Mo]

@jawad384

It becomes a little bit brown on the bottom

[sheratonriyadh]

@jawad384 @M23Mo comment is right it should become a little bit brown on the bottom :)

[malaikados]

yum,yum,yum,

[PyramidLilly]

Yes I know this cake its called Harisa in Egypt :)

[M23Mo]

@PyramidLilly

in Palestine too :)

[Gr8Gaia]

Thank you. I have all the ingredients on hand except the rose water; I'll use almond flavoring instead. I'm going to make this later today!

[M4037331]

u no....i was born in saudi arabia and lived there for 12 years...and i remember eating basboosa every friday after praying.....thanks for the recipe.....

[someonesopinion]

thanks its great that we can get recipies from a real chef all the way in the middle east down in our kitchens in australia thanks love your your work!!!!

[boxdown]

thanksssssssssssssss)

[liasayangmu]

thank u so much ! my husband really surprised ..thank u for sharing

[liasayangmu]

how can i replaced if i dont have ghee?

[sheratonriyadh]

hi liasayangmu,

you can replace ghee with butter.

thanks.

[EARZ4]

@liasayangmu

you can but oil

i make it with oil very good

EARZ  from KSA

[lobna93]

you sure that;s yeast? Not baking powder instead?

[theskiizcrying]

what is ghe??? ^_^

[sdsandiegoca]

Its extremly difficult to understand the chef no measearments are given which makes is hard to understand ...for instance what is GHEE dose he mean butter what language is he speaking urdu or english this is an egyptian dish right?

[casadyrocks]

ghee is clarified butter

[athelionravi]

Ghee is clarified butter

[athelionravi]

And he sounds more like an indian person

[irishkeebler]

can u redo the grams in to cups casue i dont know grams of this or that all so were can i get rose water at i dont live in nyc i live upstate ny and i would like 2 know were as in online i can get it

[samymedina27]

Moonkhalid would u mind sending me the recipe as well? Jazakallah ghair ...

I dont like this version i must say, i always use almonds on baboosa too....

but doesnt it seem he uses almods?

[hanan915]

i've tried this recipe twice and it never came out right. Both times it had to be dumped in the garbage. I think something isn't correct with the quantity of the ingredients and also I never heard of using yeast in basboosa....it's usually baking powder. Peanuts on basboosa????

[moonkhalid]

know what...it happens...I have this awesome recipe for basboosa from my jordanian neighbor...and honestly whenever i have tried that...people somehow still remember the taste it was so awesome. i will send you the recipe in your inbox...just have to ask mom hehe..

[sak87sak87]

please sedn it to me too:) thanks

[hanan915]

i've tried this recipe twice and it never came out right. I think something isn't write with the amounts of the ingredients and also I never heard of using yeast in basboosa....it's usually baking powder. I wish it would taste right. Both times it had to be dumped in the garbage.

[MISSHERMAN2007]

whats semolina flour?

[davidaud777]

cream of wheat

[bdabush]

You're wrong Semolina flour It's called in Arabic SMEED

The same ingredient to make KusKus

[davidaud777]

You're right. Cream of Wheat looks similar, but its made from another type of wheat. Semolina is made from durum wheat and more yellow in color

[ASANGCUPAN]

i think he is doing indian or pakistani version of basboosah ,anyway it is good ....he he he in fairness...evrychef has its own way of cooking...

[msam786]

you can buy it from pakistani or indian store much cheper and good and its also called soji.

[davidaud777]

I was wrong, semolina flour is coarse flour made from durum wheat. I'm not sure where you could get it. Maybe you could get it if you go to a middle eastern or indian store

[DemiLavatorocks1]

actually u can get it just by going to an arab store which u can find around almost every corner of a city (almost)

[DemiLavatorocks1]

the stuff they make bread with

[hudhud1000]

can any one who use plain yogurt tell me how much they use?? thanks

[hudhud1000]

can any one pls give me the ingrediants in cups, and oven tempreture in F degree

[Sabei0990]

Use an online conversion service.

[emanissweet]

looks nice!!!! My aunt made this once i think, didn't look as good :(

[sheratonriyadh]

Hi Farfor09,

First of all we would like to thank you very much for your interest and for viewing our online recipe. Further to your query, note that you don't need to make a "layer", mix all the ingredients together as instructed in the video and set aside for 5-10 minutes. Spread evenly in the pan and baked.

[farfor09]

i have aproblem its dosnt raise with me after i put every thing did u let it rest because of the yeast a put in my harissa one cup a sugar and aup of semeed and a cup of oil and yeast and the yougurt then i layer one sheet then i put 7ashwa in it the jozz we cineman and rose water and coconut then a put anthe layer and put it in 350 f degree put it dosnt raise with me that fluffy

[Fatushka]

thnx,yummy

[davidinfo13]

looks good

[sheratonriyadh]

it looks good and taste goods as well :)

[arehmanj]

lovin it i tells ya....appreciate u postin' it chef amjad!!! thumbs up !!!

[cookingtheeasyway]

i did mine and turned out great...i do not use yeast but i use plain yogurt...it came out soft and so delicious. thanks for sharing

[sheratonriyadh]

glad that it works well with plain yogurt...

[Yemenia2009]

I also use plain natural yogurt, instead of yeast...it works out well! ;)

[bentkan3an]

did he use the rose water? ive been tryin to watch carefully to see when to add the rose water, but he didnt use it!!

[sheratonriyadh]

Rose water was mentioned in the video when preparing the syrup.

Thanks

[risquecat]

what is ghee?

[bentkan3an]

he should be using butter, but i think i heard him say that Ghee was butter with water? not sure.

[sheratonriyadh]

Ghee is clarified butter, butter from which water and milk solids have been removed by gentle heating. Ghee is commonly used in the Middle Eastern coooking.

Thanks

[onlyatnight]

God bless you, send me some by Federal Express..