How to Make Mahalabia (Middle Eastern-Style Milk Pudding) - A Step-by-Step Guide

Mahalabia is a delightful Middle Eastern-style milk pudding that is creamy, sweet, and delicately flavored with rose water and ground cardamom. This traditional dessert is popular in various Middle Eastern countries such as Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt, and is often served with a sprinkling of chopped nuts or a drizzle of syrup for added flavor and texture.

What makes mahalabia so special is its simple yet fragrant combination of ingredients, resulting in a dessert that is both comfortin...

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups milk
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 6 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon rose water
  • 2 cardamom pods, crushed

Information

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Additional Time: 2 hrs
  • Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins
  • Servings: 6
  • Yield: 6 servings

  • Combine milk and sugar together in a saucepan; bring to a boil.
  • Whisk water and cornstarch together in a bowl until smooth; stir into boiling milk. Cook milk mixture over medium heat until thickened to the consistency of cake batter, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and stir cream, rose water, and cardamom into milk mixture.
  • Refrigerate milk mixture until completely cooled, 2 to 4 hours.
  • Nutrition

    326 cal.

    • Total Fat: 17g
    • Saturated Fat: 11g
    • Cholesterol: 64mg
    • Sodium: 67mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 39g
    • Dietary Fiber: 0g
    • Total Sugars: 31g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 171mg
    • Iron: 0mg
    • Potassium: 218mg