Sahlab Powder
A homemade powdered mix for making sahlab, a thick hot milk drink.
A homemade powdered mix for making sahlab, a warm milk drink or pudding.
Like a hot creamy winter drink mix.
Stir the powder into milk over low heat to avoid lumps.
Ingredients
- finely ground rice
- powdered sugar
- powdered whipped topping mix
- powdered milk
- cornstarch
- mastic
- vanilla
- milk
- cinnamon
- pistachios
Instructions
- Grind the required amount of finely ground rice in a bowl or blender until it becomes a fine powder.
- Grind the mastic with a little sugar in a bowl or mortar until it is finer.
- Sift all the listed dry ingredients into a bowl: ground finely milled rice, powdered sugar, powdered whipped topping mix, powdered milk, cornstarch, ground mastic, and vanilla.
- Mix the dry ingredients well in a bowl until completely combined.
- Place a clean, dry pot on the stove, then add 1 liter of milk to the pot.
- Add 7 tablespoons of sahlab powder to the pot with the milk before turning on the heat.
- Stir the mixture well in the pot while cold until the powder is mixed into the milk.
- Turn the heat to medium under the pot, stirring continuously until the mixture thickens.
- Pour the hot sahlab into a bowl or finjan, as desired.
- If the mixture is not sweet enough, add sugar to the pot.
- If desired, add cinnamon to the pot with the sahlab while it cooks.
- Add a pinch of Aleppo pistachios over the sahlab when serving.