Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

semolina

155 dishes.

street foodKumpirGiant baked potato mashed with butter and cheese, piled with many cold toppings.Kurban chorbaLamb or mutton soup cooked in a cauldron and shared at village feasts.breakfastLakhmillet porridge under sweetened curdled milk and orange-blossom creamLayali LoubnanChilled semolina milk pudding topped with ashta, syrup, nuts and banana.Lbentangy churned buttermilk, drunk cold alongside couscousdessertLvivskyi syrnykBaked curd cheesecake with raisins under a chocolate glaze, no base.MaamoulButtery semolina cookies pressed in wooden moulds around date, walnut or pistachio.MafroukeCrumbled semolina dough in syrup, buried under ashta and toasted nuts.mainMaftoulhand-rolled couscous pearls steamed with chicken and chickpeasMagroodfried semolina and date pastries soaked in honeyMakroudsemolina diamonds stuffed with date paste, fried and dipped in honeydessertMakroudhKairouan's date-filled semolina diamonds, fried and soaked in honeybreakfastMamouniaWarm semolina cooked in butter and syrup, topped with cheese and cinnamon.MannavahtSemolina whipped with berry juice into a pink foam, served with milkMarillenknödelApricots inside potato dough, rolled in buttered crumbs.Mel de canaThick dark sugarcane molasses poured over cuscuz or stirred into poncheMelomakaronaSpiced honey and orange biscuits drenched in syrup and walnut crumbs.bread & pastryMelouiCoiled semolina pancake flattened and griddled in oil, eaten with honey or jamMesfoufsweet steamed couscous with raisins, dates and butter, eaten before dawnMhadjebsemolina crepes folded around spiced tomato-onion filling, griddled to ordermainMhamsalarge hand-rolled couscous grains simmered in a spicy lamb and chickpea brothMkatra siniyaBaked semolina and coconut cake, dense and lightly sweetbread & pastryMlawiLayered semolina flatbread griddled in oil and folded around harissa, tuna or cheeseMoghrabiehlarge hand-rolled couscous pearls with chicken, chickpeas and pearl onionsbread & pastryMsemenflaky square pan-fried flatbread, eaten with honey or stuffed savouryMuhammaraAleppan dip of red pepper, walnuts and pomegranate molassesdessertNammourasemolina cake soaked in syrup, cut into diamonds with an almond on eachbread & pastryNan KhataiCrumbly cardamom shortbread biscuits, pale and cracked on top, dunked in teasauce & condimentNatefGlossy white cream whipped from soapwort root and sugar syrup, used as dip.Ngalakhmillet couscous with baobab fruit and peanut cream, shared at EasterNidi di rondinebaked 'swallow's nest' pasta rolls with ham, cheeseOvocné knedlíkyFruit-stuffed dumplings showered with quark, butter, sugar.Pani PuriCrisp hollow puris filled with spiced tangy water and potatoPapanașifried curd-cheese doughnuts with sour cream, sour-cherry jambread & pastryPascaSweet Easter bread with a braided rim holding sweetened cheese and raisins.bread & pastryPlăcintăfilled pastry with apple, sweet cheese or pumpkin
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