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Om Ali

Egypt's national dessert — puff-pastry pieces soaked in sweet cardamom milk, nuts and coconut, then baked until the top burnishes.

Om Ali
40m 8 servings Easy

Ingredients

  • 4 sheets puff pastry, baked & crumbled
  • 1 L milk
  • 200 ml cream
  • 150g sugar
  • 4 cardamom pods
  • 100g slivered almonds
  • 50g pistachios
  • 50g raisins
  • 50g desiccated coconut
  • 1 tsp rose water

Method

Step 1 of 425%

Warm milk with sugar, cream and cardamom; strain.

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