Semolina Tart (Makes -16)


For the Tart dough:

Ingredients:

🌺2 cups all purpose flour

🌺1/2 teaspoon Salt

🌺1 Egg

🌺3 tablespoons Butter

🌺Water to knead the dough 

Method:

  1. Add the flour,salt ,butter ,egg to a bowl and mix well .add water little by little and knead it to a soft and smooth dough.
  2. Leave it to rest for 30 minutes.
  3. Roll the dough and cut rounds with a cookie cutter.
  4. Place them on a well greased cup cake tray.
  5. Bake at 180c for 20 minutes.


While the tart is baking make the semolina mix.

Ingredients:

🌺4 cups water

🌺1.5 cups sugar

🌺Half cup oil

🌺5 cardamom pods

🌺1 cup semolina 

Method:

1.Boil the water,when it starts to boil add the sugar,mix it.

2.Let the sugar dissolve completely.

3.keep the sugar syrup aside.

4.Take a separate pan.

5.Add the oil.

6.Add the cardamoms.




7.Add the semolina and fry it in oil for 8 minutes.( medium flame)

8.Reduce the flame and add half of the sugar syrup.keep in mixing.add all the remaining sugar syrup.

9.Mix it until thickens.

10.Leave the semolina to set for 20 -30 minutes in the pan itself.

11.Take the baked Tart and fill it with semolina halwa on it.

12.Garnish it with Almonds,Raisins and Cashew nuts.

My name is Rifka Imam. I am a Sri Lankan housewife living in japan. The culinary arts have always intrigued me, even at a young age. But by being a mother of 5, I dedicated more time into perfecting my skills in the kitchen to learn how to cook diverse dishes that catered to all their different tastes. This made me acquainted with dishes from various countries of the world and assorted flavours. My speciality is Indian food, as I love how the spices come together to form a flavourful dish. However, I am also proficient when it comes to Italian, Chinese and Sri Lankan food. When it comes to the sweeter side of cooking, I adore baking and decorating cakes. Having made countless birthday cakes for my children, my skills in cake decorating grew significantly. I hope I bring delight to all your families with my recipes.

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