Muhallebi

Muhallebi
Muhallebi decorated with pistachios and rose petals
CoursePudding
Place of origin Iran (Ancient Persia)
Region or stateMiddle East
Associated cuisineIranian cuisine, Levantine cuisine
Serving temperatureCold
Main ingredientsRice flour, milk or almond milk, sugar

Muhallebi (Persian: مهلبی، محالبی, Arabic: مهلبية, French: mouhallabié) is a milk pudding commonly made with rice, sugar, milk and either rice flour, starch or semolina,[1] popular as a dessert in the Middle East. While the dessert is called muhallebi in Turkey and Iraq, in the Levant (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine) and Egypt, it is called mahalabiyeh or mahalabia.

  1. ^ "İrmikli muhallebi tarifi". Hurriyet. Retrieved 7 September 2021.