A patterned bowl of white sahlab topped with crushed pistachios and cinnamon
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Recipes Sweet · Quick

Sahlab

Warm, thick and gently sweet, with rose water, cinnamon and pistachio on top. A cup for cold evenings, ready before the kettle cools.

Time
15 min
Serves
4
Level
Easy

Ingredients

Method

  1. 01

    Whisk the cornflour into half a cup of the cold milk until completely smooth.

  2. 02

    Warm the rest of the milk with the sugar over medium heat, stirring, until it steams.

  3. 03

    Whisk in the cornflour mixture and keep whisking for 5 to 7 minutes, until it thickens enough to coat a spoon.

  4. 04

    Take it off the heat and stir in the rose water.

  5. 05

    Pour into cups and top with cinnamon, coconut and pistachios. Serve hot.