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How to Make Maghli (Caraway Pudding)
How to make maghli (caraway pudding) in a tasty, reliable home-cooked recipe. Maghli is a distinctive Levantine sweet often served for birth celebrations or any occasion. It takes time and effort, but the result is outstanding.
How to make maghli... or caraway pudding... an easy, successful homemade recipe
Ingredients
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- 1 cup ground rice
- 7 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon caraway
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- For garnish
- grated coconut
- nuts soaked in water such as almonds and pine nuts, as desired
- raisins soaked in water
- walnuts
Method
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- In a pot over the heat, put the cup of ground rice with the water and stir well and continuously until the mixture comes to a boil
- Add the sugar and spices and continue stirring until the sugar has completely dissolved
- Let the maghli (caraway pudding) simmer on very low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 3 hours until the mixture thickensTimers: 180 min
- Pour the maghli into serving glasses and let them cool to room temperature
- Garnish the maghli with coconut, nuts and raisins after drying them well
- You can refrigerate it until serving
- Rice Halwa with Cream at the link
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Notes and serving ideas
- Rice Halwa with Cream






