Semolina Dessert (Semolina Pudding)

Ingredients

• 1 liter milk
• 1½ cups fine semolina (rava)
• 1½ cups sugar
• one sachet ground mastic
• 1 teaspoon orange blossom water
• 1 can clotted cream (qaimar)
• desiccated coconut
• nuts for garnish
• syrup (qatir or simple syrup) to serve, optional
• To make rice pudding from Najwa click: How to make rice pudding

Method

1. Pour the milk into a pot over the heat.. then add the sugar and stir with a whisk
2. When the milk heats, add the semolina, mastic, and orange blossom water, stirring constantly until the mixture boils and thickens
3. Then pour the mixture into serving bowls or a tray and let the semolina dessert cool completely at room temperature before refrigerating
4. Before serving, spread the clotted cream (qishta) on top and garnish with desiccated coconut and nuts as desired
5. Serve the semolina dessert with syrup (qatir) if desired
6. Najwa Awad
7. For Najwa's rice pudding, here is the link: Rice Pudding Recipe