Muhallabiyah with mango coulis | Meatless Monday|Lebanese milk pudding with mango topping

I'm back after a short vacation. Can't believe that it's been 2 weeks since I posted but now I'm here with a quick and easy dessert .

About a month or so one of my collage mate told me about this dessert. Since then , I was chickening out with this. Now when my other friend Garima chose Lebanese cuisine for this month's theme for ChefsAcrossBoundaries , an initiative from few bloggers to experiment and expand our culinary knowledge,I decided this is the best time to try Muhallabiya.

This is a simple and common milk based pudding in Middle East, The basic Muhallabiyah  is almost like a plain canvas where you add more colors and textures. I've added rose water to enhance the flavor and pistachios for some texture and of course mangoes for color and taste.

After the first tasting session, I know I've a winner and this will be my new choice for the upcoming pot luck.

Ingredients

Whole milk ................................. 4 cups
Rice flour .................................... 6 tbsp
Sugar .......................................... 6 tbsp
Rose water .................................. 1 tbsp
Mango ........................................ 1, fully ripen, peeled and cubed
Honey........................................... 1 tsp (optional)
Water ........................................... 2 tbsp
Pistachios.................................... for garnish

Method

• In a heavy bottom pan , take 3 cup of milk and sugar and bring this to a slow boil.
• Meanwhile , mix rice flour with the remaining 1 cup milk , without lumps.
• When the milk  is about to boil , stir in the rice flour, milk mixture and mix with a whisk intermittently.
• Once the milk mixture reaches the pudding consistency , add in the rose water and mix well.
• Pour in serving cup and allow it to cool and refrigerate.
• Meanwhile , blend mango pieces , honey and water.
• Pour this over the prepared pudding cups.

Note:

You can use orange blossom water instead of rose water to make some variations.
If you forget to stir well after adding rice flour , you might end up with some lumps.