Israel · dessert · English edition
Malabi
A milk pudding set with cornflour and rose water, under a sweet syrup and nuts.
6 servings · 30 minutes (estimated)
Ingredients
Quantities for 6 servings.
- 1 l Milk
- 70 g Cornflour
- 100 g Sugar
- 2 tbsp Rose water
- 200 ml Cream
- 150 ml Raspberry or pomegranate syrup
- 80 g Pistachios
- 40 g Desiccated coconut
- 60 g Peanuts
Method
- Slake the cornflour in a cup of cold milk until completely dissolved and lump-free.
- Heat the rest of the milk with the cream and sugar until hot, without letting it boil.
- Pour in the starch mixture in a thin stream, whisking without stopping.
- Cook over medium heat for five minutes, until the mixture thickens to the body of double cream.
- Take it off the heat, stir in the rose water and pour it straight into glasses.
- Press film onto the surface so no skin forms and chill for four hours.
- Before serving pour over the syrup and scatter with chopped pistachios, peanuts and coconut.
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