Drink
Sahlab (Creamy Winter Drink)
About
A thick, milky Egyptian winter drink perfumed with rose water and cinnamon, sold steaming from Cairo street carts on cold nights and crowned with coconut, nuts and raisins.
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Whisk
- Small bowl
- Serving mugs
Ingredients
Whole milk4 cups
Cornflour (cornstarch)3 tbsp
Sugar4 tbsp, to taste
Rose water1 tbsp
Ground cinnamonfor topping
Shredded coconutfor topping
Chopped pistachios or walnutsfor topping
Raisins (optional)for topping
Mastic (optional, for aroma)1 small piece
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