Rice and grains
Rice Halawa (Sweet Rice Dessert)
Authentic Rice Halawa made at home — easy and reliable. Find complete ingredients and step-by-step instructions. A consistently successful dessert.
Rice Halawa — a traditional homemade version that's simply delicious
Ingredients
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- 1 1/4 cups short-grain Egyptian rice
- 7 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 5 pieces of mastic, crushed with 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 tablespoon rose water
- 500 g sweet akawi cheese (well-sweetened), drained and squeezed
- syrup (qatir or shireh)
- For a homemade rice pudding recipe click: Rice Pudding (Roz B Haleeb)
Method
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- Rinse the rice and place it with water in a pot over the heat and boil it, leaving it until the water evaporates and the rice is cooked
- Crush the mastic with a spoonful of sugar and add them to the rice and stir
- Blend the hot rice in a blender until smooth and return it to the pot
- Add the sugar immediately and stir well until the sugar is completely dissolved
- Add the cheese and stir; when it fully melts, add orange blossom water, stir, then cover the pot
- Brush the serving dish with syrup and pour the rice halawa into it and garnish as desired
- Serve the rice halawa when cooled; it can also be served chilled from the refrigerator
Recipe tags
Rice and grainsInternationalVegetarianGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Rice Pudding (Roz B Haleeb)
