Mhallabiya is a famous and very common dessert in Middle Eastern Cooking. It is very simple and easy to make and result is almost like the Indian ‘Phirni’. Several ways to make it, and is usually made with rice flour, rice paste, corn flour which makes the pudding smooth and thick. I have used rice rava for the grainy texture.

An Arabian dessert

Ingredients

• 1 litre milk
• 125 gms. sugar
• 10 gm. Rice flour (or paste)
• 1 tbs. orange blossom water or rose water
• Nuts or fruit to serve

Method

1. Take a pan and add the milk along with the sugar and rice and dilute it well. 
2. Place on fire and cook till thick and creamy and the mixture coats the spoon. 
3. Will thicken further upon cooling. 
4. Add the orange blossom water and stir. 
5. Transfer immediately to individual or a large serving bowl. 
6. Garnish with nuts and cherries or top with fruit cocktail.