Beverages > Middle Eastern Recipes > Sahlab >
Sahlab
Algerian creamy winter drink; aka Salep
3 C milk
1 C sugar
1/2 C cornstarch
3/4 C water
1/4 C raisins
1/4 C shredded coconut
1/4 C pistachios or walnuts, chopped
1 tsp. cinnamon
In a bowl, dissolve cornstarch in water; set aside. In a medium saucepan, bring milk to a boil over low to medium heat. Reduce heat. Stir in sugar; simmer until sugar dissolves (usually no longer than one minute). Slowly pour cornstarch mixture into milk, whisking quickly to prevent milk from sticking to the bottom of saucepan. Stir until the milk thickens. When the milk achieves a consistency of thick gravy, remove saucepan from heat. Pour mixture into glasses or mugs. Sprinkle with raisins, shredded coconut, chopped nuts and cinnamon. Serve hot.
Note: Sahleb (also known as salep) is sold in prepared powdered form, available at most Middle Eastern specialty stores. It can also be found on Amazon.
*Sahlab image (C) Design by Nur (2013). Used under GNU Free Documentation License (Version 1.2); also licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license whereby copyright holder has released the image to public domain be to shared or remixed (adapted, copied, distributed & transmitted) with attribution.
Related Link:
Food Fare Culinary Collection: Arabic Cookery
HOME | Recipes | News & Updates | About Food Fare | Contact | Site Map
