Dishes made with semolina
20 dishes from around the world that list semolina as a main ingredient.
Halvaحَلَاوَة
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreDense sweet made from seeds, grains, or vegetables, found across Asia, Africa, and Europe
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Couscousseksu
🇩🇿 Algeria and 4 moreSteamed semolina granules served with stew or vegetables across North Africa
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Love cakeVegetarian
🇱🇰 Sri LankaSri Lankan semolina cake with cashews, pumpkin preserve, and aromatic spices
Sweet or dessert
RechtaMeatرشتة
🇩🇿 Algeria and 1 moreAlgerian handmade noodles served with chicken and vegetables in a spiced sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Gnocchi
🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreSoft dumplings of dough, often made with potato, flour and egg
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
LadduVegetarianलड्डू
🇮🇳 IndiaRound Indian sweet made with flour, sugar, ghee and often nuts or dried fruit
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
KnafehVegetarianكنافة
🇵🇸 Palestine and 5 moreShredded pastry layered with cheese and soaked in sweet syrup
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
RasgullaVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreSoft chhena balls simmered in light sugar syrup
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Muhallebiمهلبی
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreA smooth milk pudding thickened with rice flour or starch, served cold
Sweet or dessert
Qatayefقطايف
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreSweet stuffed pancakes, folded and filled with nuts or cream, served for Ramadan
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Ma'amoulVegetarianمعمول
🇸🇾 Syria and 4 moreSemolina cookies filled with dates or nuts, shaped in moulds for festive occasions
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
UpmaVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreA soft, savoury porridge made from roasted semolina or rice flour
Main dish, Breakfast, Dinner
GalaktobourekoVegetarianγαλακτομπούρεκο
🇬🇷 Greece and 4 moreCustard-filled filo pastry soaked in syrup
Pie or savoury pastry
BaghrirVegetarianالبغرير
🇩🇿 Algeria and 2 moreSpongy semolina pancakes from the Maghreb, full of tiny holes for soaking up sauces
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Tarhana
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreFermented grain and yoghurt dried and used to make a tangy soup
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
GujhiaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSweet deep-fried dumpling filled with milk solids, coconut and nuts
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
ChakhchoukhaMeatشخشوخة
🇩🇿 AlgeriaAlgerian flatbread pieces in a spiced tomato and meat stew
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
NankhataiVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreShortbread biscuit from the Indian subcontinent made with flour and semolina
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
ShankarpaliVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreDiamond-shaped sweet snack made from flour, sugar, ghee and semolina
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Mahdjoubaمحجوبة
🇩🇿 AlgeriaThin Algerian flatbread with a savoury vegetable filling
Bread, Lunch, Dinner
Couscousseksu
🇩🇿 Algeria and 4 moreSteamed semolina granules served with stew or vegetables across North Africa
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Love cakeVegetarian
🇱🇰 Sri LankaSri Lankan semolina cake with cashews, pumpkin preserve, and aromatic spices
Sweet or dessert
RechtaMeatرشتة
🇩🇿 Algeria and 1 moreAlgerian handmade noodles served with chicken and vegetables in a spiced sauce
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Gnocchi
🇮🇹 Italy and 5 moreSoft dumplings of dough, often made with potato, flour and egg
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
LadduVegetarianलड्डू
🇮🇳 IndiaRound Indian sweet made with flour, sugar, ghee and often nuts or dried fruit
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
KnafehVegetarianكنافة
🇵🇸 Palestine and 5 moreShredded pastry layered with cheese and soaked in sweet syrup
Sweet or dessert, Breakfast, Snacks
RasgullaVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreSoft chhena balls simmered in light sugar syrup
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Muhallebiمهلبی
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreA smooth milk pudding thickened with rice flour or starch, served cold
Sweet or dessert
Qatayefقطايف
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreSweet stuffed pancakes, folded and filled with nuts or cream, served for Ramadan
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Ma'amoulVegetarianمعمول
🇸🇾 Syria and 4 moreSemolina cookies filled with dates or nuts, shaped in moulds for festive occasions
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
UpmaVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreA soft, savoury porridge made from roasted semolina or rice flour
Main dish, Breakfast, Dinner
GalaktobourekoVegetarianγαλακτομπούρεκο
🇬🇷 Greece and 4 moreCustard-filled filo pastry soaked in syrup
Pie or savoury pastry
BaghrirVegetarianالبغرير
🇩🇿 Algeria and 2 moreSpongy semolina pancakes from the Maghreb, full of tiny holes for soaking up sauces
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Tarhana
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreFermented grain and yoghurt dried and used to make a tangy soup
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
GujhiaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSweet deep-fried dumpling filled with milk solids, coconut and nuts
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
ChakhchoukhaMeatشخشوخة
🇩🇿 AlgeriaAlgerian flatbread pieces in a spiced tomato and meat stew
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
NankhataiVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreShortbread biscuit from the Indian subcontinent made with flour and semolina
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
ShankarpaliVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreDiamond-shaped sweet snack made from flour, sugar, ghee and semolina
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Mahdjoubaمحجوبة
🇩🇿 AlgeriaThin Algerian flatbread with a savoury vegetable filling
Bread, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Rasgulla: User:Utcursch , based on images, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chakhchoukha: Xufanc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gujhia: Sanjeevdwivedi, CC BY 3.0, source
- Gnocchi: Amy Aletheia Cahill, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Upma: Intodustin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rechta: Ms10vc, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Laddu: Rajdeep Das, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Couscous: Lmmima, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Baghrir: Tamorlan, CC BY 3.0, source
- Muhallebi: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mahdjouba: R, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Love cake: Dan arndt, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Galaktoboureko: Badseed, CC BY 3.0, source
- Tarhana: Badseed, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Knafeh: elif ayse, CC BY 2.0, source
- Qatayef: Fjmustak, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nankhatai: S.M. Samee, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ma'amoul: fugzu, CC BY 2.0, source
- Shankarpali: Vijay Sonar, CC BY 2.0, source