Easy Lebanese Nights

Ingredients

• 3 cups milk
• 1/2 cup fine semolina
• 1/2 cup sugar or to taste
• 1 tablespoon starch
• A pinch of mahleb
• A pinch of shredded coconut - optional

Method

1. Mix all ingredients and cook in a pot over medium heat, stirring constantly until the mixture boils and thickens.
2. Turn off the heat and add 1 tablespoon rose water and 1 tablespoon orange blossom water. Return the mixture to the serving bowl and refrigerate Layali Lubnan until well cooled.
3. Top with two cans of plain cream or qamar as a layer on top of Layali Lubnan, and garnish with pistachios or as desired.
4. Serve Layali Lubnan cold with syrup or honey.