Muhallabia
Muhallabia, from above
VegLevant and Egypt

Muhallabia

Silky milk pudding with rose and pistachio. Phirni's Middle Eastern twin.

30 minTime
6 gProtein each
mildSpice
Phirni's twin2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayLevantine style.
The original
206kcalsame
6 gproteinsame
0 gfibresame
30minutessame

The original muhallabia.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

5 servings
Milk3 cups
Cornflour (cornstarch)5 tbsp
Sugar5 tbsp
Rose water2 tsp
Orange blossom water (orange flower water)1 tsp
Pistachios2 tbsp, crushed

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Whisk the cornflour into a cup of cold milk until smooth.
  2. 2Heat the rest of the milk with the sugar, pour in the slurry and stir until thick.
  3. 3Stir in the rose and orange blossom water, pour into bowls and chill until set.
Serve it like this

Serve chilled in small bowls with pistachios and a drizzle of rose syrup.

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