{"id":6509,"date":"2026-10-14T21:52:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T02:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/how-to-make-meghli\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T14:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:37:05","slug":"how-to-make-meghli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/ar\/how-to-make-meghli\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Meghli (Lebanese Spiced Rice Pudding)"},"content":{"rendered":"

A silky, brown pudding of rice flour, caraway and cinnamon, topped with soaked nuts and coconut. In Lebanon it means one thing: a baby has been born.<\/em><\/p>\n

Recipe Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Prep time<\/th>\n15 minutes, plus overnight soaking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cook time<\/th>\n35 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serves<\/th>\n8 to 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Difficulty<\/th>\nEasy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Origin<\/th>\nAcross Lebanon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diet<\/th>\nVegan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Meghli (also spelled mighli) is a smooth pudding of rice flour cooked with sugar, ground caraway and cinnamon until it turns a deep warm brown. When a baby is born in Lebanon, the family cooks a big pot and hands out bowls to every visitor who comes to congratulate them. Many families also make it at Christmas, when it marks the birth of Christ.<\/p>\n

It is naturally dairy-free and egg-free. All the richness comes from the topping: walnuts, almonds, pistachios and pine nuts soaked overnight until they turn soft and milky, plus a snowfall of desiccated coconut. Serve it cold, so the spice and the nuts both come through.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/h2>\n

For the pudding<\/h3>\n