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Quick Maghli
Total time55 min
Prep15 min
Cook40 min
Yield4 servings
DifficultyEasy
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ChefTherese Qadri Abu Hanna

Quick Maghli

Quick maghli with a precise, successful home recipe — will your maghli be ready in just 15 minutes?! This tried-and-true recipe is recommended; try it and enjoy maghli with minimal effort.

Quick maghli — a precise, successful home recipe; it couldn't be faster!

Ingredients

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  • 8 cups water
  • 1 cup fine rice (ready)
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground anise
  • 1 tsp ground caraway
  • 1 cup sugar, or 1½ cups to taste
  • Garnish
  • Grated coconut
  • Peeled almonds
  • Pistachios, ground or chopped
  • Walnuts

Method

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  1. Put 7 cups of the water in a pot and add the cinnamon, anise, caraway, and sugar; stir well.
  2. Mix the cup of fine rice with the remaining 1 cup of water in a bowl on the side.
  3. When the spiced water mixture begins to boil, reduce the heat and gradually add the rice dissolved in water while stirring constantly, cooking over low (below medium) heat.
  4. Cook and stir the maghli for about 15 minutes after it comes to a boil, until it thickens.
    Timers: 15 min
  5. Pour the quick maghli into glasses and wait for it to cool before placing them in the refrigerator.
  6. Serve the maghli cold, garnished with grated coconut and nuts that have been soaked beforehand and well drained.
  7. To make muhallabieh from Terez see Easy Milk Muhallebi

Recipe tags

DessertsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeGluten freeEgg freeEasyBalanced time

Notes and serving ideas

  • Easy Milk Muhallebi

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