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Revani (Semolina Cake in Syrup)

Asia › Turkey
serves 12 1 hr Easy 5 versions
Meat-free Vegetarian Iftar Holiday Table Baked
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Revani

One of 5 versions of Revani (Semolina Cake in Syrup) · the most complete write-up. The table below shows how their ingredients differ.

Ingredients

Servings 12 people
  • 4 piece egg
  • 2 tea glass (100 ml) yoghurt
  • 1.5 tea glass (100 ml) semolina
  • 5 tea glass (100 ml) flour
  • 2 water glass (200 ml) sugar
  • 2 packet vanilla
  • 2 packet baking powder
  • 1 water glass (200 ml) cold water
  • For the top
  • 2 tablespoon coconut
  • For the syrup
  • 3.5 water glass (200 ml) sugar
  • 3.5 water glass (200 ml) water
  • a quarter piece juice of the lemon

How to make it

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  1. Beat the eggs with the sugar in a mixer until they are frothy.
  2. Add the yoghurt and the semolina.
  3. Add the baking powder to the sifted flour and stir it into the mixture.
  4. Grease a small baking tray and sprinkle sugar over it so that the batter does not stick.
  5. Pour the batter into the tray and bake in a preheated oven until it is golden.
  6. Once baked, drizzle a glass of cold water over it.
  7. Boil the sugar, the water and the lemon juice to make a syrup and let it cool.
  8. Pour the cooled syrup over the revani.
  9. Sprinkle coconut over the top.
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Revani (Semolina Cake in Syrup) versions

They are all the same dish; the table below lists only the ingredients that set them apart. Ingredients common to every version (flour, salt, oil) are left out — they make no difference.

Classic base With carrot With milk With walnuts Without fat
Ingredient Classic With carrot With milk With walnuts Without fat
coconut ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓
egg ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓
flour ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓
vanilla ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ —
water ✓ ✓ — ✓ ✓
baking powder ✓ ✓ — ✓ —
lemon — ✓ — ✓ ✓
yoghurt ✓ ✓ — ✓ —
butter — — — — ✓
carrot — ✓ — — —
cinnamon — — ✓ — —
lemon juice ✓ — — — —
margarine — — ✓ — —
milk — — ✓ — —
oil — ✓ — — —
walnuts — — — ✓ —

With carrot

serves 10 55 min

A revani made with finely grated carrot; cold syrup goes over it while it is still warm.

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With milk

serves 8 30 min

No oven, no syrup: everything cooks in a pan to the thickness of a milk pudding and sets in a mould.

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With walnuts

serves 12 1 hr 5 min

A revani made with coarsely crushed walnuts; water goes over it first as it leaves the oven, then cold syrup.

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Without fat

serves 10 1 hr 10 min

A revani with no fat in the batter, risen on six eggs; the syrup goes on while it is hot.

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