Mahalabia Milk Pudding with Pistachios
Inspired by techniques from NYT Cooking.
A smooth, delicately scented milk pudding set in moulds, turned out and topped with chopped pistachios.
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Method
- 1
Heat. warm two-thirds of the milk with the sugar and mastic over medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
- 2
Slurry. whisk the cornflour into the remaining cold milk until no lumps remain. Cold milk stops the cornflour forming lumps.
- 3
Thicken. pour the slurry slowly into the pan, stirring constantly with the spoon and scraping the base, and cook 6-8 min until it boils and turns thick and glossy. The cornflour needs to boil to thicken fully.
- 4
Mould. pour at once into the wet moulds, cool 1 h, then cover and chill at least 3 h until firm. Wet moulds help the pudding slip out.
- 5
Turn out. loosen the edges with a knife, invert onto plates and top with a mound of chopped pistachios.
Storage
Cover and keep in the fridge for up to 3 days. Add the pistachios just before serving.
EU nutrition claims
- Low salt: 0.11 g salt per 100 g (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 127 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
20 g per serving
40 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 80 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- medium heavy saucepan
- small bowl
- whisk
- wooden spoon
- 6 x 150 ml moulds or small bowls, rinsed with cold water
- cling film
- serving plates
Nutrition per serving (estimated values)
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 226 kcal |
| Protein | 4.8 g |
| Carbohydrate | 39.4 g |
| of which sugars | 26.7 g |
| of which free sugars | 20 g |
| Fat | 5.7 g |
| of which saturates | 2.6 g |
| Fibre | 0.5 g |
| Salt | 0.14 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
2.1 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
