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Khabisa (Beirut-style Dessert)

Khabisa — a traditional Beirut dessert. Very easy and nutty, yet light. Don’t cut it until it has completely cooled. Here’s how to make it.

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4 cups water1 cup cornstarch1 1/2 cups sugar3 tbsp rose water3 tbsp orange blossom water4 pieces of mastic, crushed with a pinch of sugarnuts (or dried fruit) to taste — soaked for 1 hourFor more desserts from Rania, see: How to Make Semolina Cream (Ashta)

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Mix the cornstarch, water, sugar, orange blossom water and mastic; dissolve them together in cold water

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