Dishes made with semolina
31 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
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
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
BaghrirVegetarianالبغرير
🇩🇿 Algeria and 2 moreSpongy semolina pancakes from the Maghreb, full of tiny holes for soaking up sauces
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
GujhiaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSweet deep-fried dumpling filled with milk solids, coconut and nuts
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
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
HarchaVegetarianحرشة
🇲🇦 Morocco and 1 moreCrumbly semolina flatbread cooked on a griddle or pan
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Zapekankaзапеканка
🇷🇺 RussiaBaked casserole, sweet or savory, common in Russian home cooking
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
BakarkhaniVegetarianباقرخانی
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 2 moreA thick, layered flatbread with a crisp crust from South Asia
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Mahdjoubaمحجوبة
🇩🇿 AlgeriaThin Algerian flatbread with a savoury vegetable filling
Bread, 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
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
BaghrirVegetarianالبغرير
🇩🇿 Algeria and 2 moreSpongy semolina pancakes from the Maghreb, full of tiny holes for soaking up sauces
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
GujhiaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSweet deep-fried dumpling filled with milk solids, coconut and nuts
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
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
HarchaVegetarianحرشة
🇲🇦 Morocco and 1 moreCrumbly semolina flatbread cooked on a griddle or pan
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
Zapekankaзапеканка
🇷🇺 RussiaBaked casserole, sweet or savory, common in Russian home cooking
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
BakarkhaniVegetarianباقرخانی
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 2 moreA thick, layered flatbread with a crisp crust from South Asia
Bread, Breakfast, 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
- Gujhia: Sanjeevdwivedi, CC BY 3.0, source
- Upma: Intodustin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Laddu: Rajdeep Das, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Baghrir: Tamorlan, CC BY 3.0, source
- Mahdjouba: R, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Harcha: Lucyin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Zapekanka: Jacek Halicki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bakarkhani: Wasiul Bahar, CC BY-SA 4.0, source