Meghli information

Meghli
Alternative names	Moghli, Meghleh, Karawiya
Course	Dessert
Region or state	Levant
Serving temperature	Cold or warm
Main ingredients	Rice flour, sugar, anise, caraway, cinnamon, coconut, almonds, pistachios, pine nuts, walnuts

Meghli, moghli, meghleh, (Arabic: مغلي), or karawiyah, is a Levantine dessert based on a floured rice pudding and spiced with anise, caraway, and cinnamon. The dish is often garnished with dried coconut flakes and various nuts including almonds, walnuts, pine nuts, and pistachios.^[1] Meghli is commonly served to celebrate the birth of a child.^[2]^[3] It is also a popular Christmas dessert in Lebanon as a celebration of the birth of Jesus.^[4]

^ Dalal A. Holmin, From the Tables of Lebanon: Traditional Vegetarian Cuisine, Book Publishing Company (TN); 1 edition (June 1997), pg 164
^ Meghli Archived 2010-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, Arabicnews,com
^ Kamal Mouzawak, Merry Meghli! Archived 2012-07-15 at archive.today, Poetry of Food, poetryoffood.com, retrieved 3-7-2010
^ Larsen, Timothy. The Oxford Handbook of Christmas, Oxford University Press, page 427

[1] Dalal A. Holmin, From the Tables of Lebanon: Traditional Vegetarian Cuisine, Book Publishing Company (TN); 1 edition (June 1997), pg 164

[2] Meghli Archived 2010-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, Arabicnews,com

[3] Kamal Mouzawak, Merry Meghli! Archived 2012-07-15 at archive.today, Poetry of Food, poetryoffood.com, retrieved 3-7-2010

[4] Larsen, Timothy. The Oxford Handbook of Christmas, Oxford University Press, page 427

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