Turkish Semolina Pudding or Sutlu Irmik Tatlisi is a soft and delicious pudding made with just a few basic ingredients. The sugar coated walnuts as a garnish is a perfect compliment to the pudding.
Pudding is one of the kind of recipes that I have not worked with much before. I see pudding more as Payasam / Kheer and or the Indian kesari and just satisfy myself with that. I am paired with Mireille for this month's Recipe Swap Challenge.
We have known each other for about 8 years now and had a pleasure of staying in the same state until I moved to Oklahoma. Her blog - The Schizo Chef is filled with many different recipes from all over the world. She adapts to any cuisine as if its her own and her immense research into every cuisine and recipe is marvelous.
I was at loss to what to choose from Mir's blog. I was taking my time going through her different categories and that is when this Turkish Semolina Pudding caught my eyes. We are a big fan of Turkish food and thought why not add one more to my collection. Also since I have not made many puddings before, this Sutlu Irmik Tatlisi recipe sounded very simple for a beginner.
What is special about this pudding -
This Turkish Semolina Pudding is made with just a handful of basic ingredients. I used the Indian fine rava to make this recipe. I am assuming the coarse rava might work as well but it could take a little longer to cook. Since I used fine semolina, it cooked very quickly.
I did not change much from Mir's recipe and followed it almost exactly. I decided to use some sugar coated walnuts instead of plain ones as a garnish and that worked so well. Another great recipe to use the fine semolina is this Honey Drizzled Semolina cake.
The texture of the cake is so wonderful that you will keep coming back for more. To make the walnut garnish, I just toasted some walnuts and sprinkled it with granulated sugar. It melts and coats the walnuts in the heat and it almost becomes like candies nuts but not as sweet as the candy.
Just a little sugar went a long way. I would highly recommend using walnuts (with or without the sugar) as a garnish as it compliments the soft texture of the pudding adding a crunch to it.
Preparation time - 5 minutes
Cooking time - 15 minutes
Difficulty level - Easy
Recipe adapted from - The Schizo Chef
Ingredients to make Turkish Semolina Pudding - serves 4
- Semolina - 5 TBSP
- Sugar - 8 TBSP
- Butter - 4 TBSP
- Milk - 2 Cups
- Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
To make Walnut Garnish
- Walnuts - 10 large piece
- Granulated sugar - 2 tsp
Procedure to make Turkish Semolina Pudding
- In a sauce pan, melt the butter.
- Add the milk and sugar and mix. Let the milk mixture come to a gentle boil in low to medium flame.
- Now slowly add the measured semolina. Reduce the heat and keep stirring the mixture until it thickens.
- This takes about 3 to 5 minutes. When the pudding is almost thick, turn off the flame and stir in the vanilla.
- Carefully pour the pudding into individual serving dish (if using) or a casserole.
- Chill it for at least 30 minutes or until the pudding sets.
- To make the Walnut Garnish - In the meantime, slightly roast the walnuts in a pan. Sprinkle the suagr evenly over the walnuts and shake it to coat. The sugar will dissolve in the heat and will coat the walnuts. Now turn off the flame and let the walnuts cool in the same pan. It will become crunchy when cool. Evenly chop the walnuts and use it as garnish.
- To serve - Once the pudding has set, you could invert it on a serving plate and garnish with sugared walnut. If not just serve the Sutlu Irmik Tatlisi as is in the individual bowls.
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Turkish Semolina Pudding
Ingredients
- 5 tablespoon Semolina
- 8 tablespoon Sugar
- 4 tablespoon Butter
- 2 cups Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
To make Walnut Garnish –
- 10 pieces Walnuts
- 2 teaspoon Granulated sugar
Instructions
- In a sauce pan, melt the butter.
- Add the milk and sugar and mix. Let the milk mixture come to a gentle boil in low to medium flame.
- Now slowly add the measured semolina. Reduce the heat and keep stirring the mixture until it thickens.
- This takes about 3 to 5 minutes. When the pudding is almost thick, turn off the flame and stir in the vanilla.
- Carefully pour the pudding into individual serving dish (if using) or a casserole.
- Chill it for at least 30 minutes or until the pudding sets.
- To make the Walnut Garnish – In the meantime, slightly roast the walnuts in a pan. Sprinkle the suagr evenly over the walnuts and shake it to coat. The sugar will dissolve in the heat and will coat the walnuts. Now turn off the flame and let the walnuts cool in the same pan. It will become crunchy when cool. Evenly chop the walnuts and use it as garnish.
- To serve – Once the pudding has set, you could invert it on a serving plate and garnish with sugared walnut. If not just serve as is in the individual bowls.
george says
well i do this in winter time but we use pine nuts .we use butter and sote the semolina with the pine nuts at the same time it goes golden broun in color in another dish 6 cups of milk three cups of sugar a cinamon stick til it boils when the samolina is redy obout 15 minuts you keep stiring it all the time you spoon it in the boild milk and stiring it tIll becomes like cooked riseyou put it in baking dish to kool down turn it upside down in serving dish spricle some cinamon cut to serve you use thik samolina by the way wee greeks cal it politikos halvas
Pavani says
This semolina pudding looks absolutely irresistible and lipsmacking .It looks like rava kesari.
Shalini Sridharan says
Looks like our rava kesari! Would definitely try soon
Lathiya says
The semolina pudding looks fabulous and it sounds so easy to make. The ingredients are so simple which I love.
Sasmita says
Wow !!! Love these turkish semolina pudding sandhya ..... Look so delicious and melt in mouth kind of dessert.... with just few ingredients this is really one dish anyine must try
Jeannette (Jay Joy) says
Turkish Semolina Pudding looks so beautiful as a classy yet delicious dessert. Great for dinner guests.
Swathi says
This looks like our rava kesari. Great I am going to give it a try.
Natalie says
This recipe sounds so interesting. I think I never tried semolina before. But now I definitely would love to give it a try. I'm saving this recipe.
Jo says
Pudding can never be boring. And when it's rich and decadent looking like this semolina pudding, who can resist! I love how delicious the pudding has turned out.
Michelle says
This semolina pudding looks absolutely delicious! And your photos are gorgeous as well 🙂
Sonal says
I loved the recipe. It is quite similar to Indian semolina Halwa.
Usha says
Pudding set so well. It looks like sooji sheera and preparation is almost similar to it. Using only milk must have tasted more like a pudding.
Chef Mireille says
glad you liked the pudding so much - It was super delicious and you are reminding me I should make it again soon )
The Girl Next Door says
Beautiful captures!
The pudding looks perfectly made, extremely delicious. 🙂 I would love to try this out some time, as we are big fans of Turkish cuisine too. 🙂
Nayna Kanabar says
This semolina pudding looks rich and delicious, very similar to semolina halwa we make for Prasad. I love your presentation . Beautiful capture.