Şambali

Şambali, also sometimes spelled as şambali tatlısı is a traditional dessert originating from İzmir. It is mainly made with semolina, sugar, and yogurt. Additionally, it may contain other ingredients like coconut, depending on the recipe or regional variations. The dessert is baked and then soaked in sugar syrup to make it sweet and moist. It has a dense and moist texture, somewhat similar to a sponge cake but denser due to the semolina. Şambali is often cut into squares or diamonds and usually topped with a piece of almond, peanut, or pistachio.