Mahalabia
Mahalabia or Muhallebi is an easy Middle Eastern dessert made with few ingredients, that yields deliciously creamy results.
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon Corn Flour
- 250 ml Milk
- 270 ml Evaporated Milk or add more of the other milk
- 2 - 3 tablespoon Caster Sugar
- ½ - 1 teaspoon Ground Cardamom
- Jelly Optional, to add too top
Instructions
- Mix some of the Milk and Corn Flour in a small bowl and whisk together.
- Place the remaining milk/evaporated milk in a pot with the sugar onto the stove. Add Cardamom. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat and add the Cornflour mixture. Continue to whisk until it thickens - around 10 minutes. Then pour into a glass. Leave to cool, then place in the fridge.
- Optional - Make a Jelly and pour over the top. I brought a sachet. If you prefer to make your own, I have included a recipe below.
- Garnish with your favourite toppings. Ideas below.
Notes
How to serve Mahalabia
The best way to serve it is in individual cups/glasses with garnishes of your choice.Variations for Mahalabia
Flavourings - You can add flavourings such as Cardamom, Cinnamon, Orange Blossom Water, Rose Water, Rose Syrup, Vanilla to the Milk. Purees or Jelly -You can add a flavoured puree such as Strawberry, Raspberry, Mango, Passion fruit on top. You could also add a caramel or melted chocolate. Toppings - Add crushed or slivered pistachios, almonds, rose petals, berries.Flavoured Jelly
500g Strawberries
100g Raspberries
30g Icing Sugar
3 Leaves Gelatin or 1 - 2 tablespoon Powdered Gelatine (depends on the amount of juice that is released from fruit)
½ teaspoon Vanilla Paste
Here's How:
Mix Berries with Icing Sugar and Vanilla and cover with clingfilm, then set aside.
Set the bowl over a pan of simmering water and leave for 30 minutes.
Transfer to a sieve set over a jug and leave until all the juices have run out, pushing gently on the fruits occasionally.
Measure the liquid and soak Gelatine in cold Water accordingly. 100ml needs 1 leaf.
Heat ½ the liquid from the berries in a pot. Bring it to just below boiling. Remove from the heat and squeeze out the gelatine. Add it to the hot liquid.
Once dissolved, whisk in remaining juice. Once cold, divide between Mahalabia cups.
Serve with Berries.
For or an easier version of Jelly, try this.
Nutrition
Calories: 220kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 7gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 99mgPotassium: 296mgFiber: 1gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 263IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 250mgIron: 1mg
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