Milk Bastilla - Moroccan Dessert Recipe - CookingWithAlia - Episode 324

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats while sunflower seeds are budget-friendly.

orange blossom water

🥗Healthier: vanilla extract

💰Cheaper: citrus zest

Vanilla extract is more accessible and adds flavor.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey is a natural sweetener that can enhance flavor.

phyllo pastry

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pastry

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Whole wheat pastry adds fiber, while homemade dough can save costs.

Chop roasted almonds or any other nuts of your choice.

Dissolve corn starch with a little bit of cold milk in a saucepan.

Add milk, cinnamon stick, cloves, and sugar to the saucepan and mix well with a whisk.

Cook on medium heat until the milk reaches boiling point, then remove cinnamon stick and cloves.

Add dissolved corn starch while whisking and continue cooking for another 5 minutes until creamy and thick.

Filter the milk mixture with a sieve to remove any chunks and add orange blossom water.

Let the milk mixture cool down.

Shape warka into small discs or cut with scissors.

Heat vegetable oil in a pan on medium heat and fry warka discs for one minute on both sides until golden.

Place fried warka discs on paper towel to absorb excess oil.

To plate, place 2 pieces of fried warka, top with milk mixture and sprinkle with chopped roasted almonds.

Cover with 2 more pieces of fried warka, then again milk mixture and chopped roasted almonds.

Add 2 more pieces of warka, a little bit of milk mixture, and some roasted almonds, then sprinkle with cinnamon and powdered sugar.

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