BASBOUSA

Ingredients:
Water -  1 cup
Coconut milk - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Fresh lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Butter - 1/2 cup
Semolina - 3/4 cup
Blanched almonds - 3/4 cup (half finely chopped and half whole)

Method:

• Mix water, coconut milk, lemon juice and sugar.
• Heat to boiling; lower to heat and simmer while stirring for 5 minutes.
• Mix chopped almonds with semolina and fry in butter until golden.
• Add hot thickened syrup slowly to the semolina almond mixture.