Sahlab (Hot Milk Pudding Drink)

Name: Sahlab (Hot Milk Pudding Drink)
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: Milk: 4 cups; Cornstarch: 3 tbsp; Sugar: 4 tbsp

A thick, hot milk drink topped with nuts and coconut, the companion of winter nights.

Ingredients for 4 people

Approximate values; they vary with the exact ingredients you use.

Take 1/2 cup of the cold milk and dissolve the 3 tbsp of starch in it, stirring until it disappears completely.
🤫 The cook's secret
Always dissolve starch in cold liquid first; tip it straight into hot milk and it will turn lumpy.
Put the rest of the milk in a pot with the 4 tbsp of sugar, plus vanilla if you have it, over medium heat.
Heat for 4 minutes, stirring, until it steams and small bubbles appear at the edges.
Stir the starch mixture again and pour it into the milk in a thin stream while stirring non-stop.
Keep stirring over medium heat for 5 minutes until it boils, thickens and coats the back of the spoon.
Turn off the heat and pour it hot into serving cups.
Top with coconut, walnuts, raisins and a pinch of cinnamon if you have them, and serve right away.