Desserts
Mhalbiya (crème de lait à la semoule de riz)
A creamy, gentle dessert made from milk thickened with rice semolina and scented with orange blossom water. Served chilled, it is much loved at the end of meals and during Ramadan.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Nutrition facts
269 kcal per serving
- Protein
- 9.9 g
- Carbohydrates
- 37.8 g
- Fat
- 8.7 g
- of which saturated fat
- 5.6 g
- Fiber
- 0.4 g
Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.
Instructions
- Pour 800 ml of milk into a saucepan with the cinnamon stick and gently bring to a boil.
- Dissolve the semolina in the remaining 200 ml of cold milk to avoid lumps.
- Pour this mixture into the boiling milk, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon.
- Add the sugar and let it thicken over low heat for 10 minutes, until the cream coats the spoon.
- Remove the cinnamon stick, then stir in the orange blossom water.
- Pour into small dishes or glasses, let cool, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Dust with ground cinnamon before serving.
Variations and tips
With almonds. Scatter dry-toasted flaked almonds over the surface before serving.
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Original Ecomely recipe.