Winter Warmer

January 24, 2008 - 3:30 PM by

One nicety of living in Israel when it’s really really cold outside is stopping by street vendors and buying really really warm, sweet, aromatic Sahlab.

Lizrael update calls it the Israeli Winter Milkshake. It’s a milky, thick, orchid mixed with cornstarch based drink/pudding garnished with cinnamon and chopped nuts.

Want to try it at home? Here’s a recipe we found thanks to lizrael & answers.com

Algerian Sahlab

Ingredients

* 3 cups (8 ounces each) milk
* 1 cup sugar
* ½ cup cornstarch
* ¾ cup water
* ¼ cup raisins
* ¼ cup coconut
* ¼ cup walnuts or pistachios, chopped
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Procedure

1. In a small mixing bowl, dissolve the cornstarch in the water and set aside.
2. In a heavy saucepan, bring the milk to a boil over low to medium heat.
3. As soon as the milk boils, reduce the heat.
4. Stir in the sugar, and allow the milk to simmer until the sugar has dissolved (no more than 1 minute).
5. Slowly pour the cornstarch mixture into the milk, making sure to whisk rapidly to prevent the milk from sticking to the bottom of the saucepan. The milk will gradually thicken.
6. When it reaches the consistency of a thick gravy, remove from heat.
7. Pour sahlab into decorative small bowls, glasses, or mugs.
8. Sprinkle with raisins, coconut, chopped nuts, and cinnamon, if desired.
9. Serve hot.

**I suspect you’ll need vanilla or the sahlab/orchid powder for the authentic flavor here

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One Comment on Winter Warmer

  1. Israelity » The In-Laws on Thu, Jan 24th 2008 7:02 PM

    2. [...] …relays blogger anglosaxy. And why is it, that after 7 or 8 hours, when mrs anglosaxy has finally got my very subtle 1000th head nod towards the door, and we’re finally packing up the littl’uns stuff, that the MIL perks up with “What?! You’re going? Wait, wait, wait, I didn’t make you any sahleb…” and with that rushes off into the kitchen to make some. You know road rage, right? Well, this MIL sentence usually brings out the relation rage in me… [...]

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