MAHALABIA (LEBANESE CARDAMOM PUDDING)

Mahalabia (Lebanese Cardamom Pudding) image

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