Ishtah Bil Aasil

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 2/3 cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon honey
• red food coloring (as many drops needed to achieve a nice red color as pictured)
• 1/2 cup water (cold)
• 10 tablespoons cornstarch (leveled off)
• 3 cups milk
• vanilla (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 combine all the ingredients in a small pot to make the aasil, let boil for about 7 minutes. sit aside let cool.
• 2 to make ishtah:.
• 3 in a cup filled with 1/2 cup cold water add the above amount of cornstarch.
• 4 stir well.
• 5 place 3 cups into a medium pot and add the cornstarch/water mixture to the cold milk and stir well.
• 6 add vanilla.
• 7 stir frequently and let milk come to a boil.
• 8 let milk boil on low until very thick, but pay very careful attention that milk doesnt scorch all the time it is on the stove.
• 9 spoon the pudding like cream into small bowls.
• 10 let cool.
• 11 then place in the refridegerator until firm, approximately 1 1/2 hours.
• 12 before serving spoon the aasil over it, about 2-3 tbsp or more if desired.
• 13 enjoy!