Recipes · Burmese · Cakes
Sanwin Makin (Burmese Semolina Cake)
One serving has 360 kcal and 7 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (56%), manganese (36%), copper (26%), thiamin (25%) and riboflavin (21%). Ready in 60 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 45 min
- Makes: 1 serving (124 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, sesame
Ingredients
- 30 g Semolina
- 55 g Coconut milk, canned
- 20 g Sugar
- 12 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 6 g Butter, unsalted
- 1 g Sesame seeds
Method
- Toast the semolina in a dry pan over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly, until lightly golden and fragrant; set aside to cool slightly.
- Whisk together the coconut milk, sugar, egg and melted butter, then stir in the toasted semolina until smooth.
- Pour the batter into a greased baking dish and bake at 180°C (350°F) for about 40 minutes, until the top is golden and the cake feels set.
- Scatter the sesame seeds over the top in the last few minutes of baking.
- Cool before cutting into squares. This is one slice (1 portion) of a cake normally cut into about 12; multiply the ingredients by 12 for a full cake.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 360 kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 43.7 g | |
| Water | 54 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.3 g | 4% |
| Protein | 6.7 g | 14% |
| Tryptophan | 0.09 g | |
| Threonine | 0.22 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.28 g | |
| Leucine | 0.49 g | |
| Lysine | 0.24 g | |
| Methionine | 0.13 g | |
| Cystine | 0.17 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.33 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.2 g | |
| Valine | 0.35 g | |
| Histidine | 0.15 g | |
| Fat | 18.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.88 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.76 g | |
| Saturated | 13.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 57.5 mg | |
| Calcium | 33.1 mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.23 mg | 26% |
| Iron | 3.5 mg | 19% |
| Magnesium | 44.5 mg | 14% |
| Manganese | 0.64 mg | 36% |
| Phosphorus | 125 mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 200 mg | 4% |
| Selenium | 31 µg | 56% |
| Sodium | 25.5 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.86 mg | 11% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.27 mg | 25% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.23 mg | 21% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.2 mg | 16% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.45 mg | 9% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.07 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 69.4 µg | 17% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.12 µg | 5% |
| Choline | 41.3 mg | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 60.2 µg | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 0.55 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 9.8 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.35 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 0.46 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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