Best 4 Muhallabia Ground Rice Pudding Recipes

MUHALLABIA (GROUND RICE PUDDING)

Steps:

• Using a little of the milk, mix the ground rice and cornflour to a smooth paste.
• Over a medium-low heat, slowly heat the sugar in the rest of the milk.
• Stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, and being careful not to burn the bottom of the pan, add the paste to the milk, and simmer the mixture until it is just off boiling. Keep stirring until the mixture thickens (which it should do in 10-15 minutes).
• Add the rose-water and ground almonds and continue to stir over a low heat; simmer for about 5 minutes, then remove the pan from the stove and allow the mixture to cool slightly before pouring it into a glass bowl or individual glass dishes.
• Garnish with the nuts ( almonds or pistachios) and nutmeg, then chill for 3-4 hours before serving.

GROUND-RICE PUDDING (MEHALLABIA)

Steps:

• In a small bowl, soak raisins in hot water. In a blender, process rice 5 minutes on high.
• In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, ground rice and cornstarch. Stirring constantly over medium heat, gradually add milk; continue stirring until slightly thickened. Simmer 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400ºF. Butter a 9-inch baking dish; set aside.
• Drain and dry raisins. Stir soaked raisins, vanilla, and pistachios into pudding. Pour into buttered dish.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until a brown crust forms. Stir crust into pudding; set aside to cool.
• Sprinkle pudding with rose water or ground cinnamon. Serve warm with half and half or, refrigerate 3 to 4 hours before serving.

MAHALABIA (MIDDLE EASTERN-STYLE MILK PUDDING)

Steps:

• 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.

MAHALABIA (LEBANESE CARDAMOM PUDDING)

Steps:

• Combine 3/4 cup of the milk and cornstarch in a bowl and stir until smooth.
• Pour remaining milk into a pot and stir in sugar and cardamom extract. Heat over low heat, stirring until sugar is fully dissolved. Whisk in cornstarch mixture and simmer until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Pour milk mixture into 5 ramekins, cover, and cool to room temperature. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
• Combine water, sugar, and vanilla seeds in a pot and bring to a boil over low heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Allow syrup to cool. Sprinkle each serving with pistachios and rose petals. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon syrup.