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| Alternative names | Moghli, Meghleh, Karawiya |
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| Course | Dessert |
| Region or state | Levant |
| Serving temperature | Cold or warm |
| Main ingredients | Rice flour, sugar, anise, caraway, cinnamon, coconut, almonds, pistachios, pine nuts, walnuts |
Meghli, moghli, meghleh, (Arabic: مغلي), or karawiyah, is a Levantine dessert based on a floured rice pudding and spiced with anise, caraway, and cinnamon. The dish is often garnished with dried coconut flakes and various nuts including almonds, walnuts, pine nuts, and pistachios.[1] Meghli is commonly served to celebrate the birth of a child.[2][3] It is also a popular Christmas dessert in Lebanon as a celebration of the birth of Jesus.[4]
- ^ Dalal A. Holmin, From the Tables of Lebanon: Traditional Vegetarian Cuisine, Book Publishing Company (TN); 1 edition (June 1997), pg 164
- ^ Meghli Archived 2010-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, Arabicnews'com
- ^ Kamal Mouzawak, Merry Meghli! Archived 2012-07-15 at archive.today, Poetry of Food, poetryoffood.com, retrieved 3-7-2010
- ^ Larsen, Timothy. The Oxford Handbook of Christmas, Oxford University Press, page 427