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Traditional Semolina Porridge
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Traditional Semolina Porridge – Pareve version

A rich, warming Sephardic-Middle Eastern semolina porridge, served with nuts and dates Pareve version: Margarine.

⏱ 30 min🍽 8 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Bring the water to a gentle boil in a saucepan.
    StoveSmall saucepan
  2. 2
    Add the semolina in a thin stream, stirring constantly so no lumps form. Turn down to low and simmer, stirring 15–20 minutes, until the paste thickens and pulls away from the sides of the pot.
    ⚙ SimmeringStoveSmall saucepan
    💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
  3. 3
    Add the sugar, margarine and rose water and stir until the sugar dissolves.
    Stove
  4. 4
    Pour onto serving plates, sprinkle with the nuts and cinnamon, arrange the dates on the side and serve hot.
    Serving bowl
189calories
4 gprotein
27 gcarbs
7 gfat
● protein 9%● carbs 57%● fat 34%

Per serving (166 g), of 8 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (3) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Serving bowl · Also works: Bowl (None)

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