Lebanese Style Riz B Haleeb Recipe - Rice Pudding With Pistachios

Step 1: To begin making Lebanese Style Riz B Haleeb Recipe,  soak rice in water for 1-2 hours

Step 2: You can also soak the rice in hot water for 30 minutes

Step 3: To a heavy bottomed pan/handi, pour milk and start heating on medium heat

Step 4: When the milk comes to near boiling, add sugar and stir

Step 5: Keep stirring till all the sugar dissolves and the milk is boiling, for about 5 minutes

Step 6: Drain the soaked rice and add the rice carefully to the boiling milk-sugar mixture, stir once and simmer for 25-30 minutes until the rice in it is cooked well

Step 7: Keep stirring in occasionally and keep the lid closed

Step 8: While the rice is cooking, dissolve cornflour in a little milk at room temperature

Step 9: Once the rice is cooked in the handi, add the corn flour-milk paste to the boiling pudding on simmering heat and stir

Step 10: Immediately add the orange blossom water also before the pudding starts thickening

Step 11: Keep stirring and allow the pudding to thicken in about 5 minutes time and switch off heat

Step 12: Add about a handful of pistachios, give a stir and allow to cool to room temperature

Step 13: You can serve the Riz B Haleeb warm, or chilled

Step 14: Scoop it out to individual serving glasses and garnish with more crushed pistachios

Step 15: Serve Lebanese Style Riz B Haleeb Recipe (Rice Pudding With Pistachios), as a party dessert after a dinner of Lebanese Fattoush Salad Recipe, Beetroot Falafel With Pita Bread Recipe and Pumpkin Hummus Recipe