Layali Lubnan (Semolina Pudding with Cream)

Ingredients

Pudding

• 3 cups water
• 1/2 cup milk powder
• 1 cup fine semolina
• 2 pieces mastic
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp orange blossom water
• 2 eggs
• 2 tins cream (qashta)

Garnish

• Pistachios
• Desiccated coconut
• Sugar syrup
• Dried rose petals

Method

1. Stir the water, milk powder and semolina together while cold, then cook on low heat, stirring continuously until thick.
2. Beat the eggs with the vanilla, orange blossom water and mastic. Add a little of the hot mixture to temper it, then return it to the pot and stir everything together.
3. Pour into a serving dish, spread the cream on top and refrigerate for 4 hours. Garnish with pistachios or coconut and rose petals, and add syrup to taste on each plate.