Almond Harissa
An almond-based Middle Eastern harissa-style dessert.
A sweet almond dessert or cake made as a simple baked or syrup-soaked harissa-style treat.
Like a Middle Eastern almond cake or semolina sweet.
Ingredients
- 600 g [4 cups] Coarse wheat semolina
- 400 g [2 cups] Sugar
- 400 g [2 cups] Yogurt
- as desired Raw almonds
- optional, as desired Any type of nuts
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda [bicarbonate of soda]
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 50 g [2 tablespoons] Animal ghee
- 4 cups [800 g] Sugar for the syrup [sheera]
- 2 cups [400 ml] Water for the syrup [sheera]
- 2 tablespoons [50 g] Animal or vegetable ghee for the syrup [sheera]
- 1/2 teaspoon Citric acid [lemon salt] for the syrup [sheera]