Layali Lubnan (Lebanese Nights)
About Layali Lubnan (Lebanese Nights)
Layali Lubnan, translated to Lebanese Nights is a very popular dessert throughout the Middle East. It is a milk based semolina (rava/ suji) pudding that is topped with fragranced orange blossom water cream. Here I have replaced the orange blossom water with a lightly brewed white tea.
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Recipe Time & More
Ingredients
- Milk (full cream - 2 cups)
- Semolina (rava or suji - 1 tablespoon)
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- 1 tbsp Rose Water
- 1 tsp Salt (or as per taste)
- 1/2 cup Whipping Cream (powder)
- 1/2 cup Water
- 1 leaves White (tea)
- Pistachios (chopped or powdered - 2 to 3 teaspoons)
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Instructions
- Start by making the tea infused water, to make heat the water in a pan till it reaches a rolling boil, switch off the flame and add in the tea leaves.
- Allow to infuse for 3 minutes then drain off the tea leaves and reserved the prepared tea water in a cup with a pouring lip, refrigerate this water till cool.
- Now to make the bottom layer of the pudding, heat the milk in a saucepan over medium low heat.
- Add in semolina that has been soaked in water for 30 mins
- Add in the sugar.
- and the rose water
- Heat the mixture over medium high heat and keep stirring it with a wooden spoon or a whisk for about 10 minutes or until it get thick
- Switch off the flame when a custard consistency is achieved (this took me about 20 mins)
- Pour the thick mixture, spread it in a tray or in individuate ramekins and tap on it's surface with a wet spatula to have a smooth surface. Put it in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes
- Prepare the cream topping by mixing the cream powder with the prepared tea water till soft peaks are formed.
- Add in the tea water slowly and keep whisking.
- Take out the prepared semolina pots from the refrigerator and spread or pipe the thick cream on top evenly. Put back into the refrigerator for 1-3 hours.
- Decorate with the crushed pistachios and serve cold.
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This looks incredible! I need to try it.
This looks perfect! Thanks for posting.
I’m eager to make this recipe!
Desserts are my weakness 😉 I am going to try this sometime! Interesting recipe!
You have innovated this recipe. Tea and dessert wow!
This is so tempting! Thank you.