Meghli

Meghli is classic and comforting Lebanese Rice Pudding, made with a few ingredients right on your stovetop. A delightful, easy dessert flavored with warm spices, that’s perfect for holidays and cozy nights. It’s a great vegan and gluten-free make ahead dessert.

What is Meghli?

Meghli translates to “boiled” in Arabic, and pronounced as megh-lee. This Lebanese pudding, also known as caraway pudding is often prepared to celebrate the birth of a new child.

You’re going to love this Lebanese Meghli pudding recipe. It’s extremely easy to make, requires just a few simple ingredients, plus it’s vegan and gluten free.

Serve it plain, straight out of the pot, or take it over the top with some nuts and shredded coconut flakes.

What You’ll Need to Make Meghli:

Homemade caraway pudding is incredibly simple so you can whip up a batch with pantry staples with next to no planning.

• Nuts: Almons, pistachios and walnuts are commonly used for topping the meghli pudding . You can however, chose you favorite type of nuts. Your chosen nuts will need to be presoaked overnight before separately in water. Use only raw nuts with no flavorings.
• Shredded coconut flakes: Finely shredded coconuts for serving. If coconut is not your thing, you can skip it!
• Whole spices: A combination of ground caraway and cinnamon. Some will also add ground anise seeds.
• Sugar: White granulated sugar gives this Lebanese pudding the right amount of sweetness without masking the flavor of the spices.
• Water

How to Make Lebanese Meghli:

Step 1 – Place all nuts you’re using in separate soaking containers, fill with water, cover and refrigerate overnight.

Step 2 – Combine all dry ingredients in a pot.

Step 3 – Add water to the dry ingredients and whisk through.

Step 4 – Turn heat on medium and whisk continuously, bring to a boil. Turn heat to low and let simmer, until it thickens. 25-30 minutes.

Step 5 – Once it thickness, immediately pour into individual serving bowls. Allow these to cool down to room temperature before placing them in the fridge.

Step 6 – When ready to serve, top the meghli pudding with a layer of shredded coconuts, then arrange with nuts. Dig in and Enjoy!

How to Serve Lebanese Meghli:

• You can serve this pudding either warm or chilled. It works equally well cold from the fridge, and is much easier to prep ahead that way.
• Pour the warm pudding into your serving bowls and let them cool in the fridge until ready to serve. Top with shredded coconut, and your presoaked nuts when ready to eat. Small mason jars, cocktail glasses, or teacups all work great for serving individual portions of pudding.
• You can also chill the pudding in a larger container and spoon it into your serving containers when you are ready to eat.

Tips to Making Meghli- Caraway Pudding:

• Meghli is simple and relatively quick to make, but it does need to be stirred and watched constantly, or just until the mixture comes to boil, to prevent burning.
• When storing this Meghli Lebanese dessert, place in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. It keeps in the freezer for up to three months.
• If you have a nut allergy, try topping it with banana slices, fruits and berries.

This wonderfully Meghli pudding is dense, moist and delicious –  topped with shredded coconut flakes and nuts – it’s heavenly!

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