Milk pudding - Muhallabiyeh | ~ The Woodwife's Journal ~

Here's the recipe for a Lebanese dish that we prepared for our Middle Eastern Feast. This light, refreshing dessert makes a wonderful summer treat. It's flavors mingle into a pleasantly surprising, delightfully creamy dish.

4 cups milk

4 heaped TBSP ground rice (cream of rice) or cornstarch

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp Orange Blossom Water

1 tsp Rose Water

1/3 cup blanched almonds or coarsely ground pistachios

Put milk and rice in a sauce pan over high heat.

Bring to a boil stirring constantly.

Reduce heat to low and add sugar.

Continue stirring for 7 minutes or until the liquid thickens.

Add Orange Blossom and Rose water, simmer, still stirring for two more minutes.

Remove from heat.

Pour into one shallow bowl or 4-6 custard cups.

Cool and garnish with ground nuts.

Add a sprig of mint. (if desired)

Serve cold.

Much herbal love,

This recipe has been shared with the following blogs:

Sweets for Saturday
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Hearth and Soul
Simple Lives Thursday
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This is a journal about my quest for herbal healing, whole foods and becoming more self sustaining. Any medicinal references mentioned here are strictly for educational purposes based on my research, empirical evidence, personal use and herbal lore but not intended as medical advice of any kind. Herbs can be helpful allies in maintaining good health but they can be powerful medications that should be treated with respect. Used improperly, they can cause adverse reactions, interfere with pharmaceuticals, and even cause death. Hopefully anything you read here will encourage you to do your own research and speak with your health care professional to determine the situation before treating yourself or anyone else.

18 Comments:

~ Lyndsay The Kitchen Witch said...[Reply]: Nice :-) I like your philosophy and look forward to reading and learning...; March 18, 2011 at 9:22 PM
Becky said...[Reply]: Just ran across your blog and I love it. Count me as your newest follower.

Becky; March 18, 2011 at 11:13 PM
April @ The 21st Century Housewife said...[Reply]: This sounds wonderfully light and delicious. I really love pistachios, and the flavourings sound just beautiful. Thank you for sharing this with Feed Me Tweet Me Follow Me Home!; March 20, 2011 at 8:36 AM
Shu Han said...[Reply]: i found you from hearth and soul blog hop! had to click on this link becuase i couldn't resist finding out more with such a unique (un-pronounceable) name! and i must say, it sounds really interesting! (:; May 3, 2011 at 6:45 PM
a moderate life said...[Reply]: Hi Sharon! Super YUM! I adore having recipes that I can use with milk, especially if I have a batch of raw milk that is getting close to souring. My kids will not drink it at all but they will certainly eat the recipes I make with the soured milk, which is also high in lactobacteria. I adore milk puddings like rice pudding but never thought to make anything with cream of wheat. What could you use in place of the orange blossom water because I dont have any, could you zest an orange? Thanks so much for sharing this with us on the hearth and soul hop! Hugs! Alex; May 6, 2011 at 6:32 PM
Wanderer said...[Reply]: @a moderate life Hi Alex, Nice to hear from you! I think the zest would work fine. It will give it a different flavor because the orange water is from the flowers or blossoms. The combo of rose and orange blossom water is really unique. Blessings! ~Sharon; May 8, 2011 at 2:07 AM
Marelie said...[Reply]: Hi Sharon,I found you via Simple Lives Thursday..this is an mazing recipe and I would love to try it.Would you be interested to know about Creole Spanish Filipino Food? I hope you can and visit me.I am your newest follower. www.cookiedropletsetcbymarelie.com; May 26, 2011 at 7:46 PM
Wanderer said...[Reply]: @MarelieThanks for following Marelie! I'd love to follow your blog to learn about food from your culture. We love to try dishes that use different herbs and spices!; May 26, 2011 at 10:32 PM
Wanderer said...[Reply]: @Shu HanHope you get a chance to try this recipe. It's very light and refreshing! Thanks for visiting!; May 26, 2011 at 10:33 PM
Wanderer said...[Reply]: @April @ The 21st Century HousewifeHi April, thanks for visiting! I think this makes a very nice end to a light luncheon. Hope you enjoy!; May 26, 2011 at 10:35 PM
Wanderer said...[Reply]: @Beckythanks so much for visiting and following me!; May 26, 2011 at 10:36 PM
Wanderer said...[Reply]: @~ Lyndsay The Kitchen WitchThanks for visiting and following. I hope you find lots of useful info here.; May 26, 2011 at 10:37 PM
upinthecosmos said...[Reply]: Sounds interesting. Rosewater always reminds me of my grandma:-); July 13, 2011 at 8:46 PM
Rocky Mountain Woman said...[Reply]: Looks so refreshing and simple!

lovely recipe...; July 14, 2011 at 12:31 PM
Esther Joy said...[Reply]: I found your blog through Alphabe-Thursdays. ...Just what is a "wood wife"?; July 14, 2011 at 9:13 PM
Wanderer said...[Reply]: @Esther Joy That's a good question! Probably one I should have addressed long ago. But I think I'll write the answer in a post in case anyone else is wondering. Thanks for stopping by.; July 15, 2011 at 8:56 PM
Cheryl D. said...[Reply]: That sounds so delish!; July 17, 2011 at 2:06 AM
Jenny said...[Reply]: This reminds me of a greek dish I make. I've not used rose water as a flavoring before, though. Where do you buy that?

How's the honey face wash going? I'm really curious about it. I've tried doing the egg yolk mask for a month (and it did help aging skin) but not the honey.

Thanks for a marvelous link this week. I will give this recipe a try!

A+; July 18, 2011 at 9:27 AM