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Rice and grains

Rice Halva

Rice halva is an easy, quick dessert with pantry-friendly ingredients. Here's a tested recipe from the women of Shou Tabkhin Today.

Total time25 min
Prep10 min
Cook15 min
Yield8 servings
DifficultyEasy
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Recipe tags

Rice and grainsInternationalVegetarianGluten freeNut freeEgg freeEasyQuick cook

Ingredients

  • Half cup ground rice
  • Two tablespoons rose water
  • A pinch of mastic
  • One cup sugar
  • One cup mozzarella cheese or sweetened Akkawi
  • Two cups water

Method

  1. Put the rice and water on the heat; when the rice is cooked and the mixture thickens, add orange blossom water, sugar, mastic, and cheese.
  2. When the mixture is well set, turn off the heat and pour the rice halva into serving dishes.
  3. Garnish as desired.
  4. Thanks to our friend from Shou Tabkhin Today
  5. Samar Haidar
  6. For the photo and the recipe
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