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Muhalabia

مهلبية/moo-hah-lah-BEE-yah/
Muhalabia
About this dish

A delicate, chilled milk pudding flavored with rosewater and topped with crushed pistachios.

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Ingredients
🥛4 cups milk
🌽1/2 cup cornstarch
🍬1/2 cup sugar
🌸1 tbsp rosewater
🥜Crushed pistachios, for garnish
Method
Serves 3
1
Whisk cornstarch into a little cold milk to make a slurry.
2
Heat the remaining milk with sugar until warm.
3
Whisk in the cornstarch slurry and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened.
4
Stir in rosewater off the heat.
5
Pour into small cups and chill until set, then garnish with crushed pistachios.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Muhalabia is a traditional Syrian and Levantine dessert, valued for its smooth, silky texture and light floral flavor.

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