{"id":6502,"date":"2026-10-16T08:52:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/how-to-make-lebanese-rice-pudding\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T14:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T19:37:05","slug":"how-to-make-lebanese-rice-pudding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/fr\/how-to-make-lebanese-rice-pudding\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Lebanese Rice Pudding (Riz bi Haleeb)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Riz bi haleeb is the creamy, gently perfumed rice pudding Lebanese families keep in the fridge in little bowls. It needs only rice, milk, sugar and a patient spoon.<\/em><\/p>\n

Recipe Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Prep time<\/th>\n10 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cook time<\/th>\n45 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Serves<\/th>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Difficulty<\/th>\nEasy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Origin<\/th>\nAcross Lebanon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diet<\/th>\nVegetarian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Riz bi haleeb (rice with milk) is one of the simplest Lebanese desserts and one of the most loved. Short-grain rice cooks first in water, then slowly in milk until the grains melt into a soft, spoonable cream. A few crushed grains of mastic give it a faint pine aroma, and rose water and orange blossom water (mazaher) make it smell like a Lebanese kitchen.<\/p>\n

It is served chilled in small bowls, often after a family lunch, and it is a favorite for breaking the fast in Ramadan. The original version of this recipe used far too little milk for the rice and too short a cooking time; the amounts below give a properly creamy pudding.<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/h2>\n