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I think this recipe is correct, but I will recheck it with Hacer tonite, and make modifications if necessary. I used to make this a long time back, and tommorrow I plan to make it for a friend who is going to visit me for tea. It looks like a cake, but sugar syrup is poured over it.

Ingredients:
For the cake:
3 eggs,
1 cup sugar,
1 cup oil,
1 cup yoghurt,
1 1/3 cup semolina,
1 1/3 cup flour,
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup crushed walnuts (optional)

Sugar Syrup:
3 1/3 cup sugar,
4 1/2 cups water
half lemon juice

Dessicated coconut for garnish.

Mix all the ingredients of the cake and bake at 350 deg F till red-gold in color. Turn the oven off, and broil for about 2 mins, or just let it sit in for about 10 mins till the surface is red-brown.

To make the syrup, boil the sugar and water for about half an hour, or until it thickens. Add the lemon juice and again boil for more time, till syrupy consisitency is reached.

Cake and the sugar syrup should be warm. Pour the syrup over the cake and wait a few hours for it to get absorbed.

Cut into squares or diamond shape, and garnish with dessicated coconut. Enjoy!

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In turkish, you call this recipe ‘Sosyete Mantisi’. I have no idea what this means, next time I meet Hacer, I will ask her to translate this name for me. Well, other friends make this too, they have their own variations. This is a great snack for afternoon tea or brunch.

Ingredients:
8-10 small boiled potatoes,
1 cup yoghurt,
1 clove garlic crushed,
2 – 3 tbsp mayonnaise,
3 tbsp oil, (veg or corn)
3 tbsp butter,
red pepper as per taste,
1 tsp mint powder,
1/2 tsp tomato paste,
salt as per taste.

Peel the boiled potatoes, add salt, mix and press them in a baking tray or any deep dish, to make a layer of about 1 1/2 inch. (This recipe does not require baking). Mix the yoghurt, crushed garlic, salt and mayo and pour over this potato layer.

In a small pan, heat the butter and oil together. When it is hot, add the tomato paste, red pepper and the mint to it. Then add about 2 tbsp of cold water. When it boils, (which happens very quickly), pour all over the yoghurt+ mayo layer in the tray.

Let it set for about half an hour. Cut into squares and serve.

Update: Hacer told me the meaning of ‘sosyete’; it means high society/rich society

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