Best Mahalabia Lebanese Cardamom Pudding Recipes

MAHALABIA (LEBANESE CARDAMOM PUDDING)

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This delicious Lebanese milk pudding is flavored with cardamom, which gives it a unique taste. If you cannot find cardamom extract, let a few crushed cardamom pods steep in the hot milk for several minutes until fragrant.

Provided by DeuxDilettantes

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Middle Eastern Lebanese

Time 3h55m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 cups milk
6 tablespoons cornstarch
¼ cup white sugar
2 drops cardamom-flavored extract
¼ cup water
5 tablespoons white sugar
¼ vanilla bean, split lengthwise and seeds scraped
¼ cup unsalted pistachios, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon dried rose petals, or as needed

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 213.8 calories, Carbohydrate 38.5 g, Cholesterol 7.8 mg, Fat 4.8 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 41.9 mg, Sugar 28.3 g

MAHALABIA (MIDDLE EASTERN-STYLE MILK PUDDING)

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This was a favorite of mine during Ramadan! Serve pudding on small plates with chopped nuts on the top.

Provided by Amel

Categories Desserts Custards and Pudding Recipes

Time 2h25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

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

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 326.2 calories, Carbohydrate 39.3 g, Cholesterol 64.1 mg, Fat 17.1 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 4.9 g, SaturatedFat 10.7 g, Sodium 67 mg, Sugar 30.7 g