Vanilla Milk Pudding

Muhallebi

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      4 hr 30

Appears in
Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

  • About

Muhallebi can also be flavoured with orange flower water or rosewater: if you want to try that, replace the vanilla with 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) of either water, and add to the pudding when it starts to thicken.

Ingredients

  • 30 g (1 oz/¼ cup) cornflour (cornstarch)
  • 500

Method

Blend the cornflour into a little of the milk, add this mixture to the rest of the milk in a saucepan with the sugar, and stir to dissolve. Open the vanilla bean lengthways, and scrape out the seeds over the saucepan, then add the bean to the milk. Gently heat over medium heat, stirring constantly for about 10 minutes until the mixture thickens. Pour into foul small individual ramekins, and dec