Name: Layali Lubnan (Lebanese Nights)
Prep time: 80 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 100 min
Ingredients: Milk (full cream - 2 cups); Semolina (rava or suji - 1 tablespoon); Sugar - 2 tablespoons; Rose water - 1 tablespoon; Salt - a pinch; Whipping cream powder - 1/2 cup; Water - 1/2 cup; White tea leaves - 1 teaspoon; Pistachios (chopped or powdered - 2 to 3 teaspoons)

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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.

Prep Time 1 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 1 40

Served AsDesserts

CuisineArabian

Servings

Ingredients

▢ Milk full cream - 2 cups
▢ Semolina rava or suji - 1 tablespoon
▢ Sugar - 2 tablespoons
▢ Rose water - 1 tablespoon
▢ Salt - a pinch
▢ Whipping cream powder - 1/2 cup
▢ Water - 1/2 cup
▢ White tea leaves - 1 teaspoon
▢ Pistachios chopped or powdered - 2 to 3 teaspoons

Instructions

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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.
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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.
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Now to make the bottom layer of the pudding, heat the milk in a saucepan over medium low heat.
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Add in semolina that has been soaked in water for 30 mins
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Add in the sugar.
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and the rose water
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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
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Switch off the flame when a custard consistency is achieved (this took me about 20 mins)
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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
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Prepare the cream topping by mixing the cream powder with the prepared tea water till soft peaks are formed.
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Add in the tea water slowly and keep whisking.
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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.
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Decorate with the crushed pistachios and serve cold.