Semolina Cute Snacks Recipes

SAVORY SEMOLINA

Steps:

• Bring 4 cups water to boil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add salt. Gradually whisk in semolina. Boil until thick, whisking often, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Heat butter in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic, ginger, curry leaves, chile, mustard seeds, and cumin seeds; sauté until aromatic, about 1 minute. Add tomatoes, peas, and cashews. Sauté mixture until cashews begin to color, about 2 minutes. Stir mixture into semolina. Season with salt and pepper. Rewarm, if necessary.
• *Semolina flour is available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Italian markets. Farina can be ordered from amazon.com.
• **Also known as kari patta; available at Indian markets.
• ***Sold at specialty foods stores, Indian and Asian markets, and adrianascaravan.com. If unavailable, substitute brown mustard seeds.

BASIC SEMOLINA!

Steps:

• Mix the semolina with a sufficient amount of milk until it makes a paste.
• Boil the rest of the milk in a pot.
• Add semolina paste, vanilla essence and sugar.
• Stir until thickens, you can eat it while its still hot or when its cold, it still tastes good! (I love it with canned fruit!).

SEMOLINA CUTE SNACKS

Steps:

• First, put on your prettiest apron and flash your sweetest smile because you are all set to create a marvellous delight in your kitchen that you and your family are going to love!
• Now let's start off-- To prepare the dough, boil water in a large pot.
• Once it boils, lower flame and allow it to simmer.
• Take a bowl and mix semolina and sugar in it.
• Add it to the boiling water alongwith salt to taste.
• Stir it continuously (this is VERY IMPORTANT) as you add it and cook it until it becomes a thick mixture.
• Remove from flame.
• Allow it to cool.
• Knead the dough now to make it a little softer.
• Now start preparing the stuffing.
• To do so, take a large mixing bowl and in it mix together the freshly grated coconut, sugar and the cardamom powder.
• Heat this mixture on medium flame.
• Stir it continuously and cook until the mixture dries.
• Allow it to cool.
• Prepare balls out of the dough you had prepared earlier.
• Take a drop or two of ghee and apply it on your palms.
• Now carefully flatten each ball on your palm, or rather, in between your palms.
• Carefully, make a small non-pierced hole in the centre of each ball.
• Place a little stuffing on it and close the hole.
• Shape all balls likewise like flattened round cutlets.
• Heat ghee in a wok on high flame.
• Carefully, lower the semolina delights in the ghee and deep fry them on medium flame till they turn golden brown on either side.
• Remove onto clean paper towels to allow the excess oil to drain out.
• Now comes the part I love best- Garnish each delight with half a cashewnut for the mouth and red half cherries for 2 eyes!
• Ain't that pretty, eh!
• Eat'em, burp and smile with delight!
• Enjoy!