We Arabs love Desserts, which is why we have many sweets that we are famous for.
To be an expert in preparing Arabic food (which is our goal in this blog).
You should know that although Arabic Desserts share almost the same ingredients, each recipe has its own characteristics and method,
For example:
Most if not all oriental sweets need Sharbat or syrup, but the thickness of the Sharbat varies from one recipe to another.
Sharbat is a major factor in your success in preparing an excellent Arabic dessert.
That is why I will share with you all kinds of Sharbat for Arabic desserts in order to be professional in preparing Arabic sweets.
1- Arabic Desserts Syrup For Fried Desserts (Sawabe Zainab – Zalabia )
INGREDIENTS
- 5 cups sugar
- 3 and a quarter cups water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a saucepan, put sugar and water and stir well until sugar dissolves (without heating – on cold)
- When the sugar melts, heat it up and do not stir the mixture
- When the syrup begins to boil, add the lemon juice, then reduce the cooking temperature
- Leave the syrup to boil for 15 minutes
- Put the syrup in a jar and leave it to cool completely
- The result after syrup cooled
NOTES
Previous ingredients for a large amountIn order to prepare a small amount, it can be measured as followsFor every cup of sugar – a cup and a quarter of the water
Arabic Desserts Syrup Recipe For Fried Desserts (Sawabe Zainab-Zalabia )
Equipment
- wide bowl
- cooking pot
- Wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 5 cups sugar
- 3 and a quarter cups water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- In a saucepan, put sugar and water and stir well until sugar dissolves (without heating - on cold)When the sugar melts, heat it up and do not stir the mixture
- When the syrup begins to boil, add the lemon juice, then reduce the cooking temperature
- Leave the syrup to boil for 15 minutes
- Put the syrup in a jar and leave it to cool completely
- The result after syrup cooled
Notes
In order to prepare a small amount, it can be measured as follows
For every cup of sugar - a cup and a quarter of the water
2- Arabic Desserts- Kunafa Syrup .
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
INSTRUCTIONS
- Add sugar and water to a pot on the stove without stirring
- When it starts to boil, reduce the temperature and add lemon juice
- Leave the mixture for 15 minutes
- Put the kunafa syrup in a jar until it cools
- The end result is a kunafa syrup
NOTES
This quantity is suitable for making a konafa tray size 28/30/32
The konafa syrup should be of medium thickness
To make any quantity by measuring A cup of water for every cup of sugar
Arabic Desserts- Kunafa Syrup Recipe
Equipment
- wide bowl
- cooking pot
- silicone spoon
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Add sugar and water to a pot on the stove without stirring
- When it starts to boil, reduce the temperature and add lemon juice
- Leave the mixture for 15 minutes
- Put the kunafa syrup in a jar until it cools
- The end result is a kunafa syrup
Notes
3- Arabic Desserts- Basbousa (Semolina Cake) Syrup .
INGREDIENTS
- 1 and a half cup sugar
- 1 A and a quarter cup water
- 1 lemon slice
INSTRUCTIONS
- Put sugar, water and a slice of lemon in a pot on the fire, and stir the mixture from the middle of the pot for only two minutes
- When the basbousa syrup begins to boil, leave it for one minute and remove it from the heat
- Put the basbousa syrup in a jar and leave it to cool
- The final result is a basbousa syrup
NOTES
The basbousa Syrup should be light
This quantity is enough to make a tray of basbousa size 30/32
Arabic Desserts- Basbousa Semolina Cake Syrup Recipe.
Equipment
- cooking pot
- wide bowl
- silicone spoon
Ingredients
- 1 and a half cup sugar
- 1 A and a quarter cup water
- 1 lemon slice
Instructions
- Put sugar, water and a slice of lemon in a pot on the fire, and stir the mixture from the middle of the pot for only two minutes
- When the basbousa syrup begins to boil, leave it for one minute and remove it from the heat
- Put the basbousa syrup in a jar and leave it to cool
- The final result is a basbousa syrup
Notes
4- Arabic Desserts- goulash Syrup .
INGREDIENTS
- 1and a half cup sugar
- 1and a half cup water
- half Tablespoon juice of half a lemon
INSTRUCTIONS
- In a food-cooking pot on the fire, put sugar and water, and do not stir them
- When the goulash Syrup boil, add lemon
- Leave the syrup to boil for 10 minutes, then put it in a jar to cool
- The final result of the goulash Syrup
NOTES
The method of preparing the goulash Syrup differs from the konafa syrup in the cooking period only (the konafa is 15 minutes – a minute, and the goulash is 10 minutes), because the golash Syrup should be a little lighter than the konafa Syrup.
Arabic Desserts- goulash Syrup Recipe.
Equipment
- cooking pot
- silicone spoon
- Jar
- silicone spoon
Ingredients
- 1and a half cup sugar
- 1and a half cup water
- half Tablespoon juice of half a lemon
Instructions
- In a food-cooking pot on the fire, put sugar and water, and do not stir them
- When the goulash Syrup boil, add lemon
- Leave the syrup to boil for 10 minutes, then put it in a jar to cool
- The final result of the goulash Syrup
Notes
Notes:
Any flavors can be added to the previous recipes, such as cinnamon, cardamom, or mastic.
The Arabic Desserts syrups can be kept in the refrigerator for at least a month, but on condition that it is completely away from water and that it is tightly closed.
When you want to use the syrup, take it out of the fridge so it can take room temperature
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