1. Low fat greek yogurt and low fat or evaporated milk can be used to substitute the heavy cream.
2. Chickpea, red lentil, or rice pasta can be used to make the recipe gluten-free.
In a medium non-stick pan, over medium high heat, evenly spray cooking oil for 2 seconds. Add milk and bring to a rolling boil. Immediately reduce heat to low; add coconut, cardamom, nutmeg and mace.
Let milk mixture simmer for 1 hour. Continue to stir until mixture is reduced to half and turns to a light golden brown color. Add yellow food color and stir.
Grind edible gum in a coffee grinder until fine; add to milk mixture and continue to stir. At this point, milk will break up and water will be released. Spray cooking oil for 3 seconds in milk mixture and keep stirring for another 10 minutes until all water is dried up.
Coarse-grind almond and pistachio in a grinder and add to the milk mixture; add sugar and spray cooking oil for 2 seconds. Continue to stir until the color turns dark brown and mixture starts leaving the sides of the pan turning into a soft dough. Spray cooking oil for 1 second.
In a 5-inch square or a rectangle pan, evenly spray cooking oil for 1 second and pour the milk dough into the pan. Flatten the dough evenly with the back of a spoon.
Sprinkle poppy seeds and cut into four diagonal, square or round pieces.
This is an excellent recipe for Eid and other festivities. To decrease the sugar content of this recipe, a sugar substitute may be used.
4 servings
1 piece (39g)
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
1. Low fat greek yogurt and low fat or evaporated milk can be used to substitute the heavy cream.
2. Chickpea, red lentil, or rice pasta can be used to make the recipe gluten-free.
Use lean ground chicken to reduce the fat and calorie content