Narlı Muhallebi (Milk Pudding with Pomegranate Sauce)

A creamy milk pudding thickened with flour and starch, topped with a silky pomegranate reduction and fresh seeds.

200 g sugar	Whisk pudding base, cook over medium-low heat until thickened		Pour sauce over pudding, garnish with pomegranate seeds, chill
60 g flour
2 heaped tbsp wheat starch
1 liter / 1000 ml whole milk
4 tsp mastic gum	Crush mastic gum with sugar, stir into pudding
1 tbsp butter	Stir in butter, cook 2 min, remove from heat
240 ml pomegranate juice	Whisk pomegranate juice, water, sugar & wheat starch	Cook sauce over low heat, stirring, until thickened
240 ml water
50 g sugar
2 tbsp wheat starch
1 tsp butter	Stir in butter for silky finish
Fresh pomegranate seeds to garnish

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