How to Make Sahlab

Ingredients

• Four cups milk
• Three tablespoons cornstarch (cornflour)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground mastic (or ground sahlab resin)
• A splash of orange blossom water or rose water — optional
• For garnish:
• Cinnamon
• Desiccated coconut
• Pistachios
• For more hot drinks see:
• Cappuccino

Method

1. Mix the starch with a little water in a small cup and stir well.
2. Put the milk in a pot over the heat, then add the starch mixture, vanilla, and sugar, and stir.
3. Stir the mixture constantly until it boils, then add the mastic and orange blossom water and stir.
4. Pour the sahlab into glasses or cups and garnish with cinnamon, coconut, and pistachios.
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