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Mazalika

An Egyptian dessert made with milk, sugar and starch, flavored with rose water or orange blossom water. Its texture is close to a creamy custard, and it is often topped with nuts or pistachios.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

244 kcal per serving

Protein
6.4 g
Carbohydrates
40.1 g
Fat
6.4 g
of which saturated fat
4.2 g
Fiber
0.2 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Dissolve the cornstarch in 100 ml of cold milk until you have a smooth, lump-free paste.
  2. Heat the rest of the milk with the sugar over medium heat, stirring, until it simmers.
  3. Pour the dissolved mixture into the hot milk while whisking.
  4. Keep cooking and stirring for 5 minutes, until the cream thickens and coats the spoon.
  5. Remove from the heat and stir in the orange blossom water and rose water.
  6. Pour into small bowls and let cool in the fridge for 2 hours. Sprinkle with cinnamon, pistachios or coconut before serving.

Variations and tips

Chocolate version. Stir 40 g of melted dark chocolate into the hot milk before thickening.

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