Desserts
ChefDalida Zaiter
How to Make the Tastiest, Easiest Madlouka
Madlouka could not be easier to make! Learn how to prepare the tastiest and easiest madlouka with pistachios and fresh cream, and enjoy its rich flavor.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup coarse semolina
- 1/4 cup sugar or more to taste
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup shelled pistachios
- 1 tablespoon rose water
- 1 tablespoon orange blossom water
- Serving
- Fresh clotted cream (ready-made)
- Nuts as desired
- Sugar syrup or shireh
Method
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- Put the semolina and butter in a pot over the heat and stir until it takes a light golden color.
- Add the sugar to the semolina, then gradually add the milk until the semolina absorbs the liquids well. Also add the rose water and orange blossom water.
- The mixture will turn into a dough-like consistency. You can add more milk or water if the mixture remains too thick.
- Add the pistachios to the dough and mix well. Remove the pot from the heat and let the madlouka cool.
- Spread the madlouka in a serving dish. Distribute the fresh clotted cream over it and garnish with nuts.
- Serve the sugar syrup or shireh alongside the madlouka.
- Dalida Zaiter
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Fresh ready-made cream
- Nuts, as desired
- Sugar syrup
