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Malabi (Middle Eastern milk pudding) with almond and strawberry

Name: Malabi (Middle Eastern milk pudding) with almond and strawberry recipe
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups (625ml) almond milk; 50g caster sugar; 1/4 cup (35g) cornflour; 250g punnet strawberries, hulled; 1 tbs fresh orange juice, plus zest to garnish; 1 tbs caster sugar; Toasted flaked almonds, to serve; 1 cup (250ml) thickened cream; 2 tbs caster sugar; Zest of 1 orange; 1 tsp orange blossom water (from gourmet food shops)

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Malabi (Israeli milk pudding) with almond and strawberry

Credit: Ben Dearnley

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by Ben Sears

CHEF

Oct 06, 2020

Begin this recipe 3 hours ahead.

2 1/2 cups (625ml) almond milk
50g caster sugar
1/4 cup (35g) cornflour
250g punnet strawberries, hulled
1 tbs fresh orange juice, plus zest to garnish
1 tbs caster sugar
Toasted flaked almonds, to serve

Orange blossom cream

1 cup (250ml) thickened cream
2 tbs caster sugar
Zest of 1 orange
1 tsp orange blossom water (from gourmet food shops)

Method

1.

Place 2 cups (500ml) almond milk, sugar and a pinch of salt in a medium saucepan and bring to a simmer over high heat. Place the remaining 1/2 cup (125ml) almond milk in a bowl with the cornflour and stir to combine to a thick paste. Stir into the hot almond milk mixture, reduce heat to medium and simmer gently for 3-5 minutes, stirring continuously, until thickened. Strain into a 4-cup (1L) capacity serving dish then chill for 3-4 hours, preferably overnight, to set.
2.

Place the strawberries in a large bowl and lightly crush and bruise the fruit using a potato masher. Add juice and sugar and toss to combine. Set aside.
3.

For the orange blossom cream whisk the cream until it begins to firm up then gently combine the cream, sugar, orange zest and orange blossom water.
4.

Arrange the strawberries on the malabi and top with the orange blossom cream. Scatter with flaked almonds to serve.