Meghli

Name: Meghli
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Levantine
Ingredients: 150 g (1 cup) ground rice or rice flour; 200 g (1 cup) sugar; 1.5 litres (6 cups) water; 2 tsp ground caraway; 2 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp anise; Topping: coconut, walnuts, pistachios, almonds and pine nuts

مغلي

Spiced rice pudding for the Nativity

Any fast dayPrep 5 minCook 40 minServes 8

When to eat it. Served by Lebanese and Syrian Christians to celebrate a birth, and above all at the Nativity. It has no dairy, so it can be made ahead during the fast. No oil, wine or fish, so it fits even the strict weekdays of Lent.

Ingredients

150 g (1 cup) ground rice or rice flour
200 g (1 cup) sugar
1.5 litres (6 cups) water
2 tsp ground caraway
2 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp anise
Topping: coconut, walnuts, pistachios, almonds and pine nuts

Method

Whisk the rice flour, sugar and spices into the cold water.
Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, then simmer 25 to 30 minutes until thick.
Pour into small bowls and chill.
Cover with a thick layer of coconut and nuts.

Tip. The caraway gives it its warm brown colour.

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