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Classic Middle Eastern Roz bel Haleeb (Creamy Rice Pudding with Mastic and Orange Blossom)
The iconic comfort rice pudding of Damascus and Beirut: short-grain rice gently simmered in whole milk, infused with aromatic ground mastic gum resin and orange blossom water, chilled and adorned with pistachios.
Prep
10 min
Cook
35 min
Total
45 min
Ingredients
servings
4
- Short-grain Egyptian or arborio rice, rinsed100 g
- Water for parboiling rice250 ml
- Whole milk 3.5%800 ml
- Granulated white sugar90 g
- Mastic gum tears, crushed with 1/2 tsp sugar3 pc
- Orange blossom water1 tbsp
- Crushed pistachios for garnish30 g
Preparation Steps
1
Cook short-grain rice in 250ml water for 8-10 mins until water is absorbed and grains soften.
10 min timer
2
Pour in whole milk and sugar. Simmer on lowest heat for 20-25 mins, stirring frequently along bottom until thick and creamy.
25 min timer
3
Pound mastic tears with a pinch of sugar; stir into pudding with orange blossom water. Cook 2 mins, pour into bowls, and chill. Garnish with crushed pistachios before serving.
3 min timer
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Nutrition Facts
per servingCalories
260
Protein
7g
Carbohydrates
42g
Fat
7.5g
Allergens
MilkNuts
*estimated values per serving
Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: Middle Eastern & North African Culinary Heritage / USDA Public Domain Collection (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) & Levantine Gastronomic Archive)
Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. Ā§ 105) ā¢ 17 U.S.C. Ā§ 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
