Muhallebi, or muhalabiyya, is a milk pudding commonly made with rice, sugar, and milk, thickened with rice flour, starch, or semolina. It is popular as a dessert in the Middle East. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Origin Period, From (Year)Sourced to the subject's own accountCirca, 10th century; the earliest surviving written recipes for muhallebi date to the 10th century (a Baghdad cookbook attributed to Ibn Sayyar al-Warraq), with no more precise year given. The legendary late-7th-century naming story is recorded separately as legend, not as this fact's basis. Origin RegionMiddle East (Arab world; earliest surviving written recipes from Baghdad) 1 Sourced to the subject's own accountA legend places the dish's introduction into Arab cuisine in the late 7th century, brought by a Persian cook from the Sasanian Empire and named after the Arab general Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra; this is a naming legend, not a documented event, per the food atlas convention of naming folk origin legends as legend. Classification
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WikipediaIntroduction
It is popular as a dessert in the Middle East.
History section, first paragraph
According to legend, muhallebi was introduced into Arab cuisine in the late 7th century by a Persian cook from the then Sasanian Empire.
History section, second paragraph
The earliest recipes, dating to the 10th century, featured three versions: milk thickened with ground rice, milk with rice grains and chicken, and an egg custard without rice.
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It is popular as a dessert in the Middle East.
Introduction
Muhallebi (Persian: مهلبی), or muhalabiyya (Arabic: مهلّبية), is a milk pudding commonly made with rice, sugar, and milk, thickened with either rice flour, starch or semolina.
- In Cuisine: Egyptian Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- In Cuisine: Lebanese Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- In Cuisine: North African Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
- Uses Ingredient: Sugar, Infobox main_ingredient field: Rice flour, milk or almond milk, sugar, starch or semolina
- Uses Ingredient: Milk, Infobox main_ingredient field: Rice flour, milk or almond milk, sugar, starch or semolina
Expresses Tradition: Ramadan and Eid Feasting Traditions, Article body
In Egypt, variations of balouza made from milk and starch are traditionally made during Ramadan, it is prepared in a large batch and then cut into small pieces and served with toppings like honey.
Expresses Tradition: Passover and Jewish Holiday Foods, Article body
In some Sephardic Jewish homes, malabi, made of milk, cream, starch and sugar and flavoured with either distilled rosewater or orange flower water, is served to break the fast on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.
Expresses Tradition: Wedding Feast Traditions, Article body
It is also eaten at Turkish Jewish weddings to symbolize the sweet life that lies ahead.
In Group: Desserts and Sweet Puddings, Lead paragraph
Muhallebi (Persian: مهلبی), or muhalabiyya (Arabic: مهلّبية), is a milk pudding commonly made with rice, sugar, and milk, thickened with either rice flour, starch or semolina.
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