Food Recipe: Burmese Semolina Cake (Sanwinmakin)

Author: Yup M.

Hello everyone! 

Today, I'll be sharing a recipe on how to make Sanwinmakin, a type of Burmese dessert that I absolutely love. Sanwinmakin is a Burmese Semolina cake that is often served in a diamond shape. It has Indian origins and it is a bit similar to the Indian Kesari but with the addition of the coconut milk. What I love about this dessert is that while it's not too sweet to consume, it still leaves a sweet flavor in the mouth afterwards. This recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 5 minutes and its serving size is for 10 people. 

So let's see how it's done.

Ingredients: 

• 1 cup of fine semolina
• 1 cup of brown sugar
• 3 cups of coconut milk (or coconut cream)
• 4 tablespoons of melted unsalted butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 pinch of salt
• ½ teaspoon of ground cardamom
• 2 tablespoons of golden sesame seeds 

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 320 F.
2. In an unstick pan, mix the semolina with the coconut milk by adding coconut milk one cup at a time and stir the mix.
3. Add the brown sugar in the semolina and continue stirring until the mixture thickens.
4. When the mixture begins to thicken, add the butter and mix well.
5. Stop when the dough pulls away from the sides of the pan and add salt, ground cardamom.
6. Separate the egg whites from the yolks.
7. Stir the yolks in the mixture, one at a time.
8. Beat the egg whites until they are stiff and add them into the mixture.
9. Pour the mixture into a baking pan and bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven.
10. Afterwards, sprinkle the sesame seeds on top of the baked Sanwinmakin. 
11. Cut into diamond shapes.

And it's finally ready to be served! Sanwinmakin can be eaten both warm or cold but I prefer to have them cold after a big meal. So that's it for today! Enjoy!