Sahlab
Snack · Middle Eastern · Ready in 15 min · Serves 2
A warm, milky winter drink thickened until velvety, then perfumed with rosewater and cinnamon and topped with crushed pistachio. This accessible version uses cornflour in place of traditional salep.
Per serving
- Calories
- 209
- Protein
- 8 g
- Carbs
- 33 g
- Fat
- 5 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Vitamins and minerals, % of a day’s needs
- Iron2%
- Vitamin D1%
- B1247%
- Zinc9%
- Magnesium7%
- Omega-312%
Worked out from the ingredients. How we work out our numbers
Ingredients
- 500 ml Whole milk
- 2 tbsp Cornflour
- 2 tbsp Caster sugar
- 1 tsp Rosewater
- 0.5 tsp Ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp Pistachios, crushed
Method
- 1
Whisk 2 tablespoons of cornflour into 500ml of cold milk in a saucepan, off the heat, until no lumps remain.
- 2
Set the pan over medium heat and stir in 2 tablespoons of sugar, whisking constantly for about 6 minutes until it thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
- 3
Take the pan off the heat and stir through 1 teaspoon of rosewater, then pour into two cups.
- 4
Dust with half a teaspoon of cinnamon and scatter over 1 tablespoon of crushed pistachios while still warm.
