How to make Malabi

Ingredients

• 1 litre milk
• 80 g cornflour (cornstarch)
• 80 g sugar
• 1 tablespoon rose water
• For the syrup: 100 ml water, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon rose water and a few drops of red food colouring or raspberry syrup
• Chopped pistachios and desiccated coconut to serve

Method

1. Mix the cornflour with 250 ml of the cold milk until smooth.
2. Heat the rest of the milk with the sugar until it steams.
3. Pour in the cornflour mixture and stir all the time over medium heat until the pudding thickens and bubbles, about 5 minutes.
4. Take off the heat, stir in the rose water and pour into six glasses or bowls. Chill for at least 3 hours.
5. For the syrup, boil the water and sugar for 3 minutes, then add the rose water and colouring and let it cool.
6. Before serving, pour a little syrup on each pudding and sprinkle with pistachios and coconut.