Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Today we are making Sahlab, a winter drink which has been consumed in the Middle East for over a millennia. It's a thick drink made using a powder extracted from orchids. This old school Salep can still be found in Turkey and Greece, but now most Sahlab drinks are made with cornstarch. I'll show you how to make the Egyptian variety of Sahlab which is a coconut flavoured hot drink that is topped with nuts and sultanas.
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0:00 Intro
1:05 What is Salep?
2:18 Making instant Sahlab powder
6:01 Making a cup of Sahlab from the powder
8:04 Taste test and Review
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Sahlab powder Ingredients
1 Cup coconut Milk Powder
1/2 Cup Milk Powder
1/2 Cup Rice flour
1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
3 Tbsp Sesame (1 extra tbsp for topping)
3 Tbsp Corn Starch
1/2 Tsp Vanilla Powder (Vanillin)
1/2 Tsp Mastic
Hot sahlab Ingredients (Per US measuring cup 8fl oz 237ml)
1 Cup Milk (whole preferred)
1/4 Cup Sahlab powder
Nuts, sultanas, desiccated coconut and cinnamon to top
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To make the Sahlab Powder
1. Crush the mastic in a pestle and mortar into a fine powder
2. Toast the sesame seeds over a medium heat till golden and fragrant
3. Sift together all of the ingredients apart from the Sesame seeds
4. Add the sesame seeds and mix everything together very thoroughly
5. Store in an air tight container for up to a year
To make the hot Sahlab
1. Measure your mug of choice in US measuring cups, and multiply the ingredient amounts by the result
2. Add the milk and Sahlab powder to a pot on medium heat
3. Whisk together until the mixture thickens (about 5-10 minutes)
4. Pour out the sahlab into your mug and top with any desired toppings
5. Serve while warm but be careful this stuff can burn very easily
You can preheat the milk in the microwave but do not let it boil
Today we are making Sahlab, a winter drink which has been consumed in the Middle East for over a millennia. It's a thick drink made using a powder extracted from orchids. This old school Salep can still be found in Turkey and Greece, but now most Sahlab drinks are made with cornstarch. I'll show you how to make the Egyptian variety of Sahlab which is a coconut flavoured hot drink that is topped with nuts and sultanas.
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0:00 Intro
1:05 What is Salep?
2:18 Making instant Sahlab powder
6:01 Making a cup of Sahlab from the powder
8:04 Taste test and Review
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Kitchen Equipment:
(These links are affiliated and help pay for the running of this channel)
Vegetable Peeler: geni.us/tiNom
Citrus Juicer: geni.us/8xWwcBB
Box Grater: geni.us/d4YE
Food Processor: geni.us/2qQ9bX
Kitchen Scale: geni.us/o3tM
Stainless Steel Cookware: geni.us/EsaLACR
Utensils: geni.us/Da55Vjd
Glass jugs: geni.us/QAuvNNB
Stick blender: geni.us/E2FNym
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Sahlab powder Ingredients
1 Cup coconut Milk Powder
1/2 Cup Milk Powder
1/2 Cup Rice flour
1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
3 Tbsp Sesame (1 extra tbsp for topping)
3 Tbsp Corn Starch
1/2 Tsp Vanilla Powder (Vanillin)
1/2 Tsp Mastic
Hot sahlab Ingredients (Per US measuring cup 8fl oz 237ml)
1 Cup Milk (whole preferred)
1/4 Cup Sahlab powder
Nuts, sultanas, desiccated coconut and cinnamon to top
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To make the Sahlab Powder
1. Crush the mastic in a pestle and mortar into a fine powder
2. Toast the sesame seeds over a medium heat till golden and fragrant
3. Sift together all of the ingredients apart from the Sesame seeds
4. Add the sesame seeds and mix everything together very thoroughly
5. Store in an air tight container for up to a year
To make the hot Sahlab
1. Measure your mug of choice in US measuring cups, and multiply the ingredient amounts by the result
2. Add the milk and Sahlab powder to a pot on medium heat
3. Whisk together until the mixture thickens (about 5-10 minutes)
4. Pour out the sahlab into your mug and top with any desired toppings
5. Serve while warm but be careful this stuff can burn very easily
You can preheat the milk in the microwave but do not let it boil
