Lebanese Meghli Recipe

Name: Lebanese Meghli Recipe
Total time: 10800 s
Yield: Serves 32 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup ground rice (about 200 grams); 3 cups sugar (about 600 grams); 4 cups water (about 950 ml); 4 cups spiced water (see below); 8 1/2 cups water (2 liters); 2 tablespoons caraway seeds; 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon; 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and sliced; 2 cinnamon sticks; 2 tablespoons anise seeds; 3 cups shredded coconut (about 240 grams); 2 cups blanched almonds, soaked in water (preferably rose water) (about 300 grams); 2 cups cashews, soaked (about 250 grams); 2 cups chopped walnuts (about 200 grams); 2 cups golden raisins, soaked (about 320 grams); 1 cup pine nuts (about 135 grams); 1 cup pistachios, either soaked and chopped or coarsely chopped (about 120 grams)

Hiba Jamaleddine @Hiba

Lebanon,baalbeck

Meghli is traditionally prepared to celebrate the birth of a new baby, but we love to make it anytime. The serving glasses I use were decorated when my son was born, and I always serve Meghli in them. Meghli takes about 3 hours to cook on the stove with constant stirring, and the longer it cooks, the better it tastes.

Hiba Jamaleddine @Hiba

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Ingredients

3 hours

Serves 32 servings

Meghli Ingredients:
1 cupground rice (about 200 grams)
3 cupssugar (about 600 grams)
4 cupswater (about 950 ml)
4 cupsspiced water (see below)
Spiced Water Ingredients:
8 1/2 cupswater (2 liters)
2 tablespoonscaraway seeds
2 tablespoonsground cinnamon
1 tablespoonfresh ginger, peeled and sliced
2cinnamon sticks
2 tablespoonsanise seeds
For Serving:
3 cupsshredded coconut (about 240 grams)
2 cupsblanched almonds, soaked in water (preferably rose water) (about 300 grams)
2 cupscashews, soaked (about 250 grams)
2 cupschopped walnuts (about 200 grams)
2 cupsgolden raisins, soaked (about 320 grams)
1 cuppine nuts (about 135 grams)
1 cuppistachios, either soaked and chopped or coarsely chopped (about 120 grams)

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Steps

3 hours

1

First, prepare the spiced water by boiling all the ingredients together until the flavors are well concentrated.
2

To start making the Meghli, place the ground rice in a large pot. The rice needs plenty of water to cook, even when finely ground.
3

Add 4 cups of regular water and stir well while still cold. Place the pot on the stove and begin adding the strained spiced water through a fine sieve. Keep stirring constantly so the rice cooks evenly. This process takes about 3 hours over low heat to prevent sticking. It's important to keep stirring, and if the mixture thickens too much, add more spiced water as needed. Once the rice is fully cooked and the mixture becomes smooth and pudding-like, add the sugar. Adding sugar at the beginning prevents the rice from cooking properly, so it's best to add it at the end.
4

Let the mixture boil so the sugar flavor comes through. You can adjust the amount of sugar to taste.
5

Pour the Meghli into serving glasses. Once it cools, top generously with the assorted nuts. The more nuts you add, the better it tastes. Store the Meghli cups in the refrigerator.