Libya
Sachlev
Recipe

Ingredients:
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 4 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons coconut, or
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon roasted almonds
Directions:
1. Combine cornstarch and water in a small cup and stir well.
2. Add milk to a soup pan or dutch oven pot.
3. Stir in cornstarch mixture in milk before it gets warm.
4. Add in vanilla and sugar.
5. Must stir constantly until it comes to a boil.
6. Let boil for 2 minutes, meanwhile still stirring.
7. Serve in dessert bowls.
8. Top with cinnamon and coconut or just chopped pistachios.
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