Arabic Dessert | Basbousa | Harissa Cake - Famous Middle Eastern Dessert

Preheat the oven.

In a mixing bowl, combine 2 eggs, 1/4 cup caster sugar, and 1/2 cup oil.

Add 3/4 cup thick yogurt and 1 tsp vanilla flavouring to the mixture.

Stir in 1 cup fine semolina and 1/2 cup plain flour, followed by 1 tsp baking powder and 1/4 cup desiccated coconut.

Mix well until combined.

Pour the batter into a greased baking dish and bake until golden.

In a saucepan, combine 1 cup hot water and 3/4 cup sugar to make sugar syrup; dissolve and set aside.

Once the cake is baked, pour the sugar syrup over it and sprinkle with chopped pistachios.

Let it rest for an hour to allow the syrup to soak in before serving.

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