Breakfast
Bouhayra (sweet semolina porridge)
A soft, creamy porridge of semolina cooked in milk, flavoured with butter and sugar. It's a simple, family-style comfort food, served warm at breakfast or in the late afternoon.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Nutrition facts
388 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 10.6 g
- Carbohydrates
- 46.8 g
- Fat
- 17.2 g
- of which saturated fat
- 11.2 g
- Fiber
- 1.5 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Heat the milk with the pinch of salt in a saucepan over medium heat, without letting it boil.
- Pour in the semolina in a steady stream, whisking to prevent lumps.
- Add the sugar and cook over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring, until the porridge thickens.
- Remove from the heat, stir in the butter and mix until fully melted.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon and, if you like, a dash of orange blossom water.
- Serve warm in individual bowls.
Variations and tips
Honey version. Replace the sugar with honey and drizzle a thread of honey over the porridge when serving.
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Original Ecomely recipe.