Sevani or Turkish style Semolina Cake

Name: Sevani or Turkish style Semolina Cake
Total time: 3900 s
Yield: 8-9 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup sooji or Semolina; 1 cup yogurt; 1 cup flour; 1 cup sugar plus more; 3 eggs; 1 cup oil; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup water

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#CA26
This Semolina cake is so addictive that you cannot stop at one

Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

Kolkata

#CA26
This Semolina cake is so addictive that you cannot stop at one

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Ingredients

Prep -15 mins, Bake -45 mins, Cool-5 mins

8-9 servings

Sevani or Semolina Cake
1 cupsooji or Semolina
1 cupyogurt
1 cupflour
1 cupsugar plus more
3eggs
1 cupoil
1 tspbaking powder
1 tspvanilla essence
Syrup
1 cupsugar
1 cupwater
Garnish with chopped pistachios

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Steps

Prep -15 mins, Bake -45 mins, Cool-5 mins

1

In a bowl break the eggs and add sugar, whisk well
2

Add oil, yogurt, sift flour, semolina whisk well
3

Add baking powder and vanilla essence. Mix, add the mix to a greased baking tin
4

Bake at 180 deg C Pre heat for 45 mins, set it out. While it’s still warm prepare syrup
5

Syrup - in a pan add water and sugar and mix to dissolve sugar on heat. Pour into the cake. Cut pieces
6

Plate and serve and garnish with chopped pistachios

Tips

Pour the sugar syrup while the cake is still warm

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Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27

on October 26, 2026 23:59

Kolkata

I’m a Home Chef and love cooking different recipes from all across the world. I enjoy sharing and learning from foodies like me. Follow me on my blog madhubish27.com and IG @madhubishskitchen, @madhubish. Thank you