MUHALLABIA (MID EASTERN MILK PUDDING)
by: Rick Stein @ https://www.delicious.com.au/recipes/muhallabia-middle-eastern-milk-pudding-recipe/0i7662qc
Yield: 4 servings. Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 50g finely ground white long-grain rice (ground in a pestle and mortar or a spice grinder)
- 1 1/2 tbs cornflour
- 4 cups (1L) cold milk
- 100g caster sugar
- 3/4 cup (75g) almond meal
- 1 1/2 tbs orange blossom water (from gourmet food shops)
- 2 tbs chopped pistachios or almonds, to serve
Directions
Step 1
In a large bowl, mix together ground rice and cornflour. Add 1/4 cup (60ml) cold milk and sugar and stir to form a paste.
Step 2
Place the remaining milk in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to the boil and whisk in the cornflour paste. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, whisking frequently, for 10-15 minutes until thickened. Add the almond meal and continue to stir for a further 5 minutes, then add the orange blossom water.
Step 3
Divide mixture among four 1-cup (250ml) capacity serving dishes or cups and refrigerate until cool. Scatter with chopped pistachios to serve.