Mahalabia Recipe
Mahalabia is a Rich Creamy Middle Eastern dessert made with milk, slightly sweetened and flavoured with rose or orange water.
Ingredients
- 4 cups milk
- 6 tbsp sugar
- 6-7 tbsp corn starch (Maizena)
- 1/2 tsp Rose water or 1 tablespoons orange blossom water
- Toppings: nuts, jam, fruit, honey, etc.
Instructions
- Prepare the milk and corn starch mixture by dissolving corn starch into half a cup of milk.Heat milk and sugar in a saucepan on med-high heat. When milk is about to boil,add the corn starch -milk mixture.Keep on stirring milk (watch carefully – will easily burn or stick to bottom of pan). Once mixture thickens, remove from heat. Add rose water. Pour into bowls or cups or ramekins.Once cooled (must be lukewarm or cooler), cover it and place in refrigerator and chill for at least 2-3 hours.Top with toasted nuts.