Helba(Eggless Fenugreek seeds cake)

Source : In A Pan/wok Pour 50 Ml Of Water Sugar Orange Zest/rose Water And Lemon Juice And Bring It To Boil Till The Sugar Dissolvesonce Done Keep The Syrup A...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : November 22, 2025

Step:

  1. In a pan/wok, pour 50 ml of water, sugar, orange zest/rose water and lemon juice and bring it to boil till the sugar dissolves

  2. Once done keep the syrup aside to cool off

  3. In a wok, take the remaining water and add the fenugreek seeds and bring it to boil

  4. Lower the heat and cook covered till the seeds are softened and take off heat

  5. Strain the seeds and reserve the water too

  6. Next in a mixing bowl, add the semolina, yeast, salt, fenugreek seeds and flour. Mix well

  7. Add oil and the water reserved after straining the fenugreek seeds to it

  8. Blend well and knead a soft dough and tuck the same and keep covered for an hour to raise

  9. After an hour, knead the dough again gently and spread it on a baking tray which is greased with butter

  10. Spread the dough well and garnish with chopped nuts and raisins(optional)

  11. Make cut marks on the dough to the desired shapes of the cake

  12. Bake for 20 mins at 180 degree till done

  13. Pour the syrup prepared on the hot cake and let it cool off

  14. Cut pieces along the cut marks and store in air tight box


Ingredients

  1. 100 gms roasted semolina
  2. 2 tbspn fenugreek seeds soaked 4 hours minimum
  3. 2 tbspn sugar granulated
  4. 1 tbspn melted butter
  5. 1/2 tspn salt to taste
  6. 1 tbspn orange zest/rose water
  7. 1 tbspn lemon juice
  8. 150 ml water
  9. 1 tbspn dry yeast
  10. 120 gms all purpose flour
  11. 2 tbspn olive oil
  12. 1 tbspn soaked almonds, raisins chopped

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