Dessert
Mahalabia (Milk Pudding)
About
A delicate Egyptian set milk pudding scented with rose and orange blossom water, a light everyday dessert in Cairo homes finished with a drizzle of syrup and a scatter of pistachios.
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Whisk
- Small bowl
- Serving cups or bowls
Ingredients
Whole milk4 cups
Cornflour (cornstarch)5 tbsp
Sugar0.5 cup
Rose water1 tbsp
Orange blossom water1 tbsp
Ground mastic (optional)1 pinch
Chopped pistachios, to garnish3 tbsp
Honey or sugar syrup, to serveoptional
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