Sahlab Or Sachlab Recipes

SAHLAB (MIDDLE EASTERN PUDDING)

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This is a quick and easy to prepare dessert. I usually always have the ingredients on hand. There are boxed versions of this pudding, but it is traditionally prepared at home. You can add more or less cornstarch if preferred. This dessert is so versatile that it can be served warm or chilled. I love to eat it both ways, when it chills it firms up.

Provided by chef FIFI

Categories Dessert

Time 8m

Yield 3-5 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

4 cups milk
1/2 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla
sugar (to taste)
ground cinnamon (to taste)
unsweetened dried shredded coconut (to taste)
chopped pistachios (to taste)

Steps:

Combine cornstarch and water in a small cup and stir well.
Add milk to a soup pan or dutch oven pot.
Stir in cornstarch mixture in milk before it gets warm.
Add in vanilla and sugar.
Must stir constantly until it comes to a boil.
Let boil for 2 minutes, meanwhile still stirring.
Serve in dessert bowls.
Top with cinnamon and coconut or just chopped pistachios.
It's traditionally eaten hot, but I like it cold too, once it cooled off and firmed up.
Enjoy!

SAHLAB

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A tasty drink to warm up your winter evenings! You know hot chocolate, right? Well, think of this as hot vanilla.

Provided by LibraChick93093

Categories Beverages

Time 15m

Yield 2 drinks, 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 -3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup water
2 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
sugar (to taste)
1 pinch cinnamon (to taste)
1 pinch shredded coconut (to taste)

Steps:

Combine cornstarch and water in a small cup and stir to blend thoroughly. Put milk in a heavy soup pan or Dutch oven over medium heat.
Before milk warms, stir in cornstarch mixture. Add vanilla and sugar, tasting to achieve preferred sweetness.
Raise heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 2 minutes, continuing to stir.
Pour into dessert bowls or demitasse cups. Top with cinnamon and coconut .

Nutrition Facts : Calories 193.1, Fat 8.9, SaturatedFat 5.6, Cholesterol 34.2, Sodium 122.4, Carbohydrate 19, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.3, Protein 8

EGYPTIAN SAHLAB OR SAHLEP

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The website which I got this from says this is a popular winter beverage in Egypt. Usually it's made from the starchy bulbs of a plant called orchis mascula. For those who don't get original sahlep powder, this is a recipe with cornstarch as a substitute. Feel free to use the original thing, though :)

Provided by Mia in Germany

Categories Beverages

Time 15m

Yield 4 cups, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 teaspoons cornstarch
4 cups milk
3 teaspoons sugar, to taste
2 tablespoons rose water, or
2 tablespoons orange blossom water
2 teaspoons pistachios, finely chopped
4 dashes cinnamon

Steps:

Mix cornstarch with two tablespoons of the milk until smooth.
Bring remaining milk to a boil, stir in the dissolved starch, whisking with a whisk so that the liquid gets smooth.
Simmer on low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until milk thickens.
Stir in sugar.
Add rose water or orange blossom water.
Serve hot in cups or mugs, garnish with chopped pistacchios and cinnamon.
Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 180.8, Fat 9.5, SaturatedFat 5.6, Cholesterol 34.2, Sodium 119.7, Carbohydrate 16.2, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 3.2, Protein 8.3

SACHLAB

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This is a Middle Eastern drink that I discovered on my trip to Israel. After a quick search on the internet, I discovered that everyone said that Sachlab could only be made with a store-bought mix. I refused to believe that....so I made my own recipe. And y'know what?? It's GREAT! I'd say it's about 93% authentic...I'll have to keep tweaking it to get it 100% right. DO NOT omit the orange flower water...this is really an essential flavor. You can purchase orange flower water (Mazaar) from any middle eastern grocery store. Enjoy!

Provided by E-Eva

Categories Beverages

Time 10m

Yield 2 small mugs, 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

2 cups skim milk
3 tablespoons cornstarch
4 teaspoons water
5 teaspoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (1 g) packet artificial sweetener (optional)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 tablespoons orange flower water (aka. mazaar)
2 tablespoons crushed almonds
2 tablespoons crushed pistachios
1 1/2 tablespoons shredded coconut
2 tablespoons raisins

Steps:

Heat the milk and vanilla extract in a pot on the stove. As milk heats, whisk in the corn starch and make sure there are no clumps.
Add in sugar and orange flower water (mazaar).
As the mixture gets hot, it will thicken immensely. This drink is meant to be very thick. Use the water to thin it out a bit, if necessary, but it should really have the consistency of light yoghurt.
Once the misture is thick and hot, add the package of splenda or sweetner if necessary, stir and then pour it into one large or two small mugs.
Divide the almonds, pishtachios, coconut, raisins and cinammon between the two mugs. Do not stir.
You are supposed to stir the drink yourself once it is served.
Enjoy!