Name: Sahlab
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: 3 cups milk; 3 tbsp cornstarch; 3 tbsp sugar; ½ tsp rose water; Cinnamon for sprinkling; Coconut toasted, for sprinkling; Nuts chopped, for sprinkling

👨‍🍳 Method

1
In a small bowl, whisk the cornstarch a cup of the milk, cold, into a smooth mixture.
BowlWhisk
💡Dissolve the starch in cold milk and stir well before heating, so no lumps form.
2
In a pot, bring the rest of the milk to a boil with the sugar.
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3
Add the slurry of the cornstarch, stirring constantly, and cook over low heat until the drink thickens slightly.
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4
Add the rose water, stir and remove from the heat.
5
Pour into glasses, sprinkle the nuts, coconut and cinnamon on top and serve hot.

169calories

6 gprotein

23 gcarbs

6 gfat

● protein 15%● carbs 56%● fat 30%

Per serving (199 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

Milk: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 244 g · 60 kcal per 100 g · More about Milk →
Cornstarch: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 8 g · 381 kcal per 100 g · More about Cornstarch →
Sugar: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 12 g · 387 kcal per 100 g · More about Sugar →
Rose water: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 5 g · 1 kcal per 100 g · More about Rose water →
Cinnamon: 1 tbsp = 7 g · 247 kcal per 100 g · More about Cinnamon →
Coconut: 1 cup = 100 g · 660 kcal per 100 g · More about Coconut →
Nuts: 1 cup = 100 g · 654 kcal per 100 g · More about Nuts →

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
Whisk · Also works: Hand mixer (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)

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⚙️ What you can change

Possible additions: Rose water · Cinnamon on top · Coconut on top · Nuts on top · Extra nuts on top · Sesame on top · Cinnamon in the milk · Cardamom · Thickening time (5 minutes) · Vanilla sugar · Ground ginger · Orange juice
How much milk to dissolve the cornstarch in (with "in": "in 3 tablespoons"): a cup