Couscous with water and rolled with the hands to form small pellets, sprinkled with dry flour to keep them separate, and then sieved. Any pellets that are too small to be finished granules of couscous fall through the sieve and are again rolled and sprinkled with dry semolina and rolled into pellets. This labor-intensive process continues until all the semolina has been formed into tiny granules of couscous. In the traditional method of preparing couscous, groups of women came together to make large batches over several days, which were then dried in the sun and used for several months. Handmade couscous
Semolina On the Indian subcontinent, semolina (called Suji) is used for such confection or sweetmeat [Halwa]]. Such a preparation is also a popular dessert in Greece ("halvas") and Cyprus ("halvas"). In Greece, the dessert galaktoboureko is made by making a custard from the semolina and then wrapping it in phyllo sheets. In Cyprus, the semolina may be mixed also with almond cordial to create a light, water-based pudding. In Turkey ("Helva"), Bulgaria ("Halva"), Iran ("Halva"), India ("Halva"), Bangladesh ("Halua"), Palestine ("Khalwa"), and Arab countries, "halawa" is sometimes made with semolina scorched with sugar, butter, milk, and pine nuts. In Nepal, semolina