Layali Lubnan – Arabic Semolina Pudding

Layali Lubnan is a famous Lebanese dessert recipe. It resembles a rice pudding and is one of the best recipes for the month of Ramadan.

This sweet delicacy is ready with limited ingredients and does not take much time with cooking. The only time-consuming thing is for it to chill. Even after that, it is one of the easiest desserts of Lebanese cuisine. It is also very much consumed in some parts of the Middle East.

We have not made the use of any cream here. Instead, we are making the top layer separately using cornflour.  But usually, this recipe consists of whipped cream on the top. If you can make a whipping cream at home, then it would be better.

Layali Lubnan is a dish that is the most served in households. Sugar syrup is served along with the dish, but that can be optional. This sweet delight initially consists of the fragrance of rose and orange blossoms. However, we are using the simple vanilla essence to provide it with fragrance.

The base of it is semolina flour. It would help if you opted for coarse semolina rather than fine semolina while making this. Also, it would help if you were careful with the flames. Reduce the flame to medium once the content starts boiling and stir it.

Enjoy this royal looking sweet at night whenever you are in a mood to celebrate.

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Ingredients of Layali Lubnan

• Milk - 500 ml
• Semolina - 120 gm
• Sugar - 3-4 tbsp
• Milk - 250 ml
• Corn Flour - 3 tbsp (To Make Corn Flour Slurry)
• Milk - 50 ml (To Make Corn Flour Slurry)
• Sugar - 3-4 tbsp
• Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tbsp
• Paneer - 4-5 tbsp (Grated)
• Pistachio - 15-20 pcs (Chopped)
• Almonds - 8-10 pcs (Chopped)

Steps for Layali Lubnan

• In a heated deep vessel add milk, sugar, and semolina. Stir the mixture and cook it till it turns thick.
• Transfer the content to a container and level it up. Chill it for 1 hour.
• Take another deep vessel and heat it. Add milk, cornflour slurry, sugar, vanilla essence, and stir. After that add the grated paneer and stir again. Cook until it turns thick as shown.
• Transfer this in the previous container as well, layering it on the top. Level the mixture and keep it to chill for 1 more hour.
• Garnish it with chopped almonds and pistachio as shown. Layali Lubnan is ready.

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