My First Sugar High Friday....

And I am excited!! This months "star" is PUDDING and hosted by http://kochtopf.twoday.net/stories/4494853/
I tried to think of something puddingish....but nothing really came to mind.
There is always chocolate pudding - but what is so special with that?
There is bread pussing...but i have never made it, nor rice pudding, english toffee pudding or any other pudding for that matter.
I am not a pudding person....Do we even have pudding here that is non-instant (we have plenty of that.
But of course we do. I can be such a bozo(my dad loves that word)
MALABI! Thats a pudding! And it is very middle eastern, Turkish I think. Throughout the years it has become one of the most Israeli puddings here. Both Malabi and Salep (made from orchads) and is served at all middle -eastern type restaurants.
Here is my version, the recipe taken for one of the israeli food forums, adapted from Mr. Botansky.

Malabi

8 glass serving cups

1 400 gram jar of cherries

1 cup juice from cherry jar
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 Tbsp. cornflour

In a small saucepan mix all ingredients. Put over medium heat and stir until sauce thickens. Spoon into cups about 1" full.

Over the sauce place a few cherries.

Chill.

Meanwhile in medium saucepan stir together:

2 cups milk (not non-fat)

1 cup cream

2 Tbsp. Rose water

4 Tbsp. cornflour

8 Tbsp. sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

Heat over low heat while stiring constantly until cream thickens. Pour into cups over the cherries.

Chill in refrigerator.

Before serving garnish with cherries

And pistachios. And serve