🇨🇾 Cypriot Cuisine

Μαχαλεπί

Rose Water Pudding

Prep Time 15 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Easy
Calories 163 kcal

A delicate, silky-smooth pudding set with cornstarch and perfumed with rose water, served chilled with a drizzle of rose syrup and crushed pistachios.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Dissolve cornstarch in 1 cup of cold water, stirring until smooth.
  2. 2 Bring remaining water and sugar to a boil in a saucepan.
  3. 3 Reduce heat and gradually pour in the cornstarch mixture while whisking constantly.
  4. 4 Continue whisking over low heat until the mixture thickens and becomes translucent, about 5 minutes.
  5. 5 Remove from heat, stir in rose water. Pour into serving bowls.
  6. 6 Refrigerate for at least 3 hours until set. Serve topped with rose syrup and crushed pistachios.

Did You Know?

Mahalepi vendors once roamed Cypriot streets with large trays on their heads — a sight still remembered fondly by older Cypriots.