Omg! I tried this at sydney ramadhan food market but had no idea what it was called. After returning to the UK and searching for ages, i finally found the name. To my delight I saw that you posted a recipe for it. CAN NOT WAIT to try this. Thank you!!
I've been soo inspired by your channel! You do such a good job of introducing your culture and explaining all its intricacies without making it intimidating. Excited to try these recipes out for myself 😃
I love how he explains everything in detail and all the tried and tested results as well. I'm definitely going to try this one out. We have something similar in Pakistan but it is made full of different nuts and cooked in Milk
Thanks for trying it, glad to hear you liked it! I do, been doing this for 9 months now. The earlier videos are a bit rough but all the recipes are as good. Hope you try a few more!
I have been so inspired by your videos! Please would you consider writing a cookbook? Or would you have any suggestions for good middle eastern cookbooks?
for 1 kg sahlep 3000-4000 orchid tubes needed, every year in turkey 100-120 million orchids are picked thats reason of strict controls if gendarmerie cathes you while picking orchid you will be fined 40000 lira
Amazing I really appreciate your videos today I found your channel and your content has really quality. All the suggestions and tips are very good. I was living in Turkey I miss salep I want ti try your recipe I am at Mexico and have a question what is "mastic" or how can I replace it? Thanks so much
Thank you, glad you are enjoying it. This is slightly different from the real Turkish salep, but it's a great replacement. If you don't have mastic for this recipe, feel free to leave it out.
Thank you for this! I once had the imitation salep and it didn't agree with me, but it tasted amazing, and I've been looking for a way to recreate it ever since. I'm definitely gonna give this a try once the weather gets a little cooler!
You could probably find rice flour in Asian supermarkets. Also, he's probably talking about regular rice flour and not glutinous rice flour. I mean, if you use the glutinous type it might end up a bit like mochi.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for a really great recipe, and I have two questions: 1) What are the health benefits? What kind of rice flower should I use? It would be nice to call me specific,Roasted rice or cooked rice? Sal or fragrant rice without perfume
Health benefits? 🤣🤣 I mean it's probably healthier than hot chocolate, does that count. It's great for keeping warm in the winter. The rice flour is just plain regular rice flour, not cooked, not toasted, not perfumed. Hope that helps
Hi Obi, I love the channel and everything you've made 😍 I got a question, will glutinous rice flour do? or it should be different kind? I really want to make it for my family 😋
You could of course make this with any flavour you like. If you've never had taro before, you can get taro powder (supposed to be used for bubble tea) and replace the coconut with it. Taro tastes kind of like cookies, its a blissful flavor. Thank you. Hoping it happens this year!
This looks so interesting! Never heard of this drink before, but I love trying new foods and drinks, so I have to try it . Subscribing for more delicious foods and drinks recipes to come 😋
This is great. I have a question/request. There are a couple things that I used to have that I wondered if you're familiar with and would possibly make a video of. The first I believe was called "sha'rea" - it's made with vermicelli and warm milk I believe. The next I don' know the name of but my mom used to make during Ramadan. It was a biscuit with a delicious layer of glazed butter and I believe coconut flakes on the top. Lastly, there was this sweet treat she used to make that had the consistency of dough - I believe it was called something like "halawa dee'ee". Thank you.
Sorry I missed this comment. So sha'rea just means vermicelli, there are some indian and gulfie desserts called Sevaya kheer, is this what you mean? I haven't heard of the biscuit, but I'll do some searching and see if I find something like that. With regards to the sweet treat, is it maybe Omani Halwa? What country is your mum from, maybe that will help my search.
I am one of those people that cheerfully dislikes any coconut-based drinks, but I still want to try my hand at making this! Would I just use 1 1/2 cups of milk powder in the full recipe instead? Might try adding cinnamon to the mix as well to bring back some of the flavour that will be lost by avoiding the coconut.
Yes you'd use 1.5 cups of milk powder. Maybe you'd like the orange blossom one, or you can add a little cardamom. The cinnamon will be nice, we have a milk based cinnamon drink too but it's not thickened.
If it has enough starch to thicken the drink properly then yes. However you'd need to do some research to check the correct replacement ratio for corn starch. The benefit of corn starch is it has 0 flavour and is available world wide.
Mastic is a resin that comes from trees native to Greece. It has a flavour like pine, and it's used to give a "tree" flavour to foods. It's hard to describe but it works wonders in some dishes.
I appreciate your effort and I’m sure it tastes nice, but nothing can compare to the original. The Authentic Sahlep Powder is damn expensive. I paid a close to a hundred dollars for a kg (in Istanbul). Whether ripped off or not, it’s absolutely worth every lira.
No the real deal is only available in Turkey. There are fake Salep mix that you can buy from Turkish/Arab stores, it taste good but the real Salep taste the best.
Hey Obi, love your channel and it's content. I wanted to ask, is the mastic known by another name? I saw something that looked similar at halal butcher, but the packet said "incense". Would it be the same thing?
No the incense is literal incense.. for smells. I bought the same ones from the spice section. Buy those incense.. then buy some small charcoals, the ones they use for hookah. Grind the incense into a powder. Light the charcoal until red hot, place it on something that's not flammable and then sprinkle the incense dust on the hot charcoal. It will start to smoke and make your house smell beautiful. Open some windows so you get a draft and push the smoke through your house. It is not edible.
The charcoal with stay hot for a long time, even after it turns into ash so be careful. I light my charcoal with a pair of tongs and my stovetop burner
wait... theres no sahlab in your sahlab haha! How come? Is there a reason you don't use the actual powder? What ingredient would you replace if you had the real sahlab powder in this recipe? I'm interested to try it and I have the actual root powder.
So when it comes to a recipe such as a marinade or even this sahlab powder, having a really precise measurement is not really necessary. Most errors in precision won't make a difference to the end product unless they're off by a significant percentage. Give I don't need precision, it's easier to use Cup Tbsp and TSP measurements, than weighing everything in grams. If I'm baking however I always use grams, because being precise there really matters. It's also easier to visualize 1 cup of a spice or herb, than it is to visualize 100g. Each ingredient has a different density so they all take up different amounts of space. It's worth getting a set of measuring cups and spoons for cooking as it makes life a lot easier. Having to use a scale involves taking it out, getting a plate to measure the ingredient on, washing that plate, when with a TSP or measuring cup you can usually reuse them and then give them a quick rinse. Hope that helps.
Please don’t try this it’s sincerely the worst thing I’ve ever had in my whole life. This stuff tastes like what you’d get from mixing Donkey Kong’s milk with cinnamon. Absolutely GROSS
@@Diablo12353 I love this beverage and wanted to try to make it myself... it wasn’t as great as what I have tasted before, there was too much sesame seeds and something about the mixture wasn’t good. :( I’ll try to adjust it next time though
I love how you also put a recipe in text in the description. It makes it super easy to remember
Of course, anything to make it easier for you!
Omg! I tried this at sydney ramadhan food market but had no idea what it was called. After returning to the UK and searching for ages, i finally found the name. To my delight I saw that you posted a recipe for it. CAN NOT WAIT to try this. Thank you!!
I've been soo inspired by your channel! You do such a good job of introducing your culture and explaining all its intricacies without making it intimidating. Excited to try these recipes out for myself 😃
Glad you find it approachable. That's a core part of my mission.
I love how he explains everything in detail and all the tried and tested results as well. I'm definitely going to try this one out. We have something similar in Pakistan but it is made full of different nuts and cooked in Milk
That classic "smells like a Grandma" flavor... Best line i a cooking show, EVER!
I made this tonight - totally delicious. Thanks Obi
A sachlav recipe!! I've been missing it since I lived in Haifa a few years ago. It's so delicious. Thank you so much for a wonderful video! :)
This looks so perfect for cold winter nights, I'm buying these ingredients next time I go to the store!
Absolutely, and it makes a great change from hot chocolate! Let me know how you like it
Wow, and you include so many "just in case" details too! Thank you
Cheers, hope you try it out.
Brilliant. I love how detailed you are with your videos and recipes. I’m a big fan of yours! Your Sudanese brother in the US.
Great alternative for movie nights in the winter, thank you Obi.
thanks again from the US, returning to this recipe in the windy cold today
Living in Turkey I have easy access to the best Sahlep, but I will try this recipe to see what it tastes like. Seems like I might enjoy it a lot.
Nice, I'll have to buy some more when I visit. It's definitely a different drink but inspired by salep. Hope you like it.
This unique drink was invented by nomadic mongol turkmen-yoruks of Toros mountains of antalya.
Beautiful drink, and I love the idea of bottom and top additions. 🥥😍
Thank you, it's definitely a hybrid eating-drinking experience. Hope you try it
This brings back fond childhood memories. Excited to try making this at home!
Hope this is like the one you used to have!
This is an excellent alternative to hot chocolate.The flavors of the Middle East are awesome 😎.
Definitely will make it specially in these days ❄️
Another amazing Video - well done. I like the history bits, very educational and to the point.
Thank you! Glad you're enjoying it!
I love sahlab. It's so easy to make and it's delicious
AYYYYYY! I made your lamb/pasta dish when you posted it on reddit. It was amazing!!! I didn't realize you had a YT. Subscribed and bingeing.
Thanks for trying it, glad to hear you liked it! I do, been doing this for 9 months now. The earlier videos are a bit rough but all the recipes are as good. Hope you try a few more!
It is finally winter time where I am and gonna be making this to have for the rest of the season. Perfect to have by a campfire 😍
I have been so inspired by your videos! Please would you consider writing a cookbook? Or would you have any suggestions for good middle eastern cookbooks?
أخويا, love your vids my brother
Thank you!
for 1 kg sahlep 3000-4000 orchid tubes needed, every year in turkey 100-120 million orchids are picked thats reason of strict controls if gendarmerie cathes you while picking orchid you will be fined 40000 lira
Amazing I really appreciate your videos today I found your channel and your content has really quality. All the suggestions and tips are very good. I was living in Turkey I miss salep I want ti try your recipe I am at Mexico and have a question what is "mastic" or how can I replace it? Thanks so much
Thank you, glad you are enjoying it. This is slightly different from the real Turkish salep, but it's a great replacement. If you don't have mastic for this recipe, feel free to leave it out.
If I missed dinner, a mug of Sahlab would be enough to take me to the next day.! I will make the powder soon and use it over time. Thanks for sharing.
Great video, very informative. Helped me a lot for a scene in a story I’m writing where a chracter is having some sahlab.
I can’t wait to try it, once I get all the ingredients, I’ll be making some 😋😍 thank you so much 😊
I found your channel today and love it. Amazing presentation and quality information. Thank you love it 💖💖💖💖
this is sooo good!! I made it last night, put some rose petal jelly and nuts on top
Thank you for this! I once had the imitation salep and it didn't agree with me, but it tasted amazing, and I've been looking for a way to recreate it ever since. I'm definitely gonna give this a try once the weather gets a little cooler!
Random, but i really love those mugs!
Thank you, my wife got them from Zara home just for this video!
Thank you for your videos. Your channel needs to be much bigger than this.
Even though it's completely the wrong season, I can't wait to make this! Looks, sooooo good. :-)
It’s a 100 degrees here in the US and I’m about to go shopping for the ingredients! 😂
You deserve way more subscribers. You're recipes are so easy to follow even for someone stupid like me. LOL Plus everything looks delicious
Thank you, I try to make them as detailed and approachable as possible. Happy to hear you are enjoying them.
You could probably find rice flour in Asian supermarkets. Also, he's probably talking about regular rice flour and not glutinous rice flour. I mean, if you use the glutinous type it might end up a bit like mochi.
They sell rice flour in huge tubs at winco in California
I am looking forward to trying this very soon!
Around here, Mastic is a sealant used for between bathroom tiles and that kind of thing!! This is the first time I'm learning of the other one.
Thank U very much for this wonderful video
Looks so wonderfully special! Cant wait to try!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for a really great recipe, and I have two questions: 1) What are the health benefits? What kind of rice flower should I use? It would be nice to call me specific,Roasted rice or cooked rice? Sal or fragrant rice without perfume
Health benefits? 🤣🤣 I mean it's probably healthier than hot chocolate, does that count. It's great for keeping warm in the winter.
The rice flour is just plain regular rice flour, not cooked, not toasted, not perfumed. Hope that helps
@@MiddleEats thank you so much for your suggestion and Very good corporation
Bless you man incredible discription .
Thanks for the video, can’t wait to try making this! 😊
Hi Obi, I love the channel and everything you've made 😍
I got a question, will glutinous rice flour do? or it should be different kind?
I really want to make it for my family 😋
Even with my extreme disdain for coconut, this looks superb. I can't wait for the algorithm hammer to drop, because it's well deserved
You could of course make this with any flavour you like. If you've never had taro before, you can get taro powder (supposed to be used for bubble tea) and replace the coconut with it. Taro tastes kind of like cookies, its a blissful flavor.
Thank you. Hoping it happens this year!
Thanks Aaron, hope you enjoy your stay here.
But there is also a yellow version of sahlap , which I can only buy when iam in Egypt. I love the yello version so much can’t find it anywhere :-((
Finally thank you very much
Hello! That's what I mean by quality content! I want to try this drink now! 😀🥰
Thank you! Let me know how it tastes when you do!
Excellent 👍💚
Very clear and detailed
Thanks for a vegan version
This looks so interesting! Never heard of this drink before, but I love trying new foods and drinks, so I have to try it . Subscribing for more delicious foods and drinks recipes to come 😋
Thank you! You'll love the drink, it's so unique and delicious. I personally prefer it over a cup of hot chocolate. Thanks for subscribing!
My father brought half a kilo Salep when he went back from Turkey we make Salep and Maras dondurma
Wow... so delicious 😋.
Great video...!!! A quick question.... can v still use d sahlep mix for d Icecream
Yes absolutely, it will make a nice coconut Bouza ice cream.
This is great. I have a question/request. There are a couple things that I used to have that I wondered if you're familiar with and would possibly make a video of. The first I believe was called "sha'rea" - it's made with vermicelli and warm milk I believe. The next I don' know the name of but my mom used to make during Ramadan. It was a biscuit with a delicious layer of glazed butter and I believe coconut flakes on the top. Lastly, there was this sweet treat she used to make that had the consistency of dough - I believe it was called something like "halawa dee'ee". Thank you.
Sorry I missed this comment. So sha'rea just means vermicelli, there are some indian and gulfie desserts called Sevaya kheer, is this what you mean? I haven't heard of the biscuit, but I'll do some searching and see if I find something like that. With regards to the sweet treat, is it maybe Omani Halwa? What country is your mum from, maybe that will help my search.
Bu akşam içiyorum çok güzel Sahlab
I would really like to try this.
Go ahead, it's really quite simple to make and very delicious.
Thank you for the receipt
I love your voice and your dimples u look really good
Fantastic! I am craving it. What is this mastic and where could it be found? Thanks.
oh my god, to bad it's 35 Celsius here in brazil hahahaha
Hahaha, some people let it thickens and put it in the fridge. It's nice cold too!
Nailed it again! I don’t get the chocolate remark tbh. Why are you writing it with P and not with B? Didn’t know the orange flavor. Surprised me.
Hi is ur rice flour made out of normal rice that is just blended fine? Thanks for the recipe
Thank you 🙏🏻
can you do a video for egyptian mooghaat drink. its like sahlab but green
Very nice
Best!
Let me try it
I'd love to know if you like it
I am one of those people that cheerfully dislikes any coconut-based drinks, but I still want to try my hand at making this! Would I just use 1 1/2 cups of milk powder in the full recipe instead? Might try adding cinnamon to the mix as well to bring back some of the flavour that will be lost by avoiding the coconut.
Yes you'd use 1.5 cups of milk powder. Maybe you'd like the orange blossom one, or you can add a little cardamom. The cinnamon will be nice, we have a milk based cinnamon drink too but it's not thickened.
Hypothetically, could something like chufa or taro or some other sort of nut/tuber work as a compromise between salep and cornstarch?
If it has enough starch to thicken the drink properly then yes. However you'd need to do some research to check the correct replacement ratio for corn starch. The benefit of corn starch is it has 0 flavour and is available world wide.
I have some pure salep, how much should I use instead of the cornstarch, the same amount?
I think I'd still like to try adding chocolate to it! 😂
I mean why not! Coconut and chocolate are a match made in heaven.
is it possible to substitute mastic with guar gum, or xanthan gum? thanks
I can't wait to try this with soy milk powder and soy milk!
If you don't have the vanilla sugar would putting vanilla extract into the milk as it cooks a good idea or is that too strong?
Yes it's perfectly fine, just a small amount like 1/2 a TSP will do
@@MiddleEats Okay awesome good to know
Welllp... *off to buy the ingredients* Lol.
Hope you like it!
Do you have a recommendation for replacing the milk powder? Its so close to being vegan I want to cry :_)
Obi, what is mastic?
Mastic is a resin that comes from trees native to Greece. It has a flavour like pine, and it's used to give a "tree" flavour to foods. It's hard to describe but it works wonders in some dishes.
Look yummy, thanks for sharing my friend, please stay connected will you 🔔✅.
I appreciate your effort and I’m sure it tastes nice, but nothing can compare to the original. The Authentic Sahlep Powder is damn expensive. I paid a close to a hundred dollars for a kg (in Istanbul). Whether ripped off or not, it’s absolutely worth every lira.
So SAHLEP is not available outside TURKEY?
Are there no any other countries who produces this SAHLEP?
No the real deal is only available in Turkey. There are fake Salep mix that you can buy from Turkish/Arab stores, it taste good but the real Salep taste the best.
Hey Obi, love your channel and it's content. I wanted to ask, is the mastic known by another name? I saw something that looked similar at halal butcher, but the packet said "incense". Would it be the same thing?
I don't think so, it's a kind of perfume where I'm from
@@TheTamago this was in crystal form and looked similar to what is used in the video, and it was sold in the spices section but called incense
No the incense is literal incense.. for smells. I bought the same ones from the spice section. Buy those incense.. then buy some small charcoals, the ones they use for hookah. Grind the incense into a powder. Light the charcoal until red hot, place it on something that's not flammable and then sprinkle the incense dust on the hot charcoal. It will start to smoke and make your house smell beautiful. Open some windows so you get a draft and push the smoke through your house. It is not edible.
The charcoal with stay hot for a long time, even after it turns into ash so be careful. I light my charcoal with a pair of tongs and my stovetop burner
But there is also a yellow Egyptian version of sahlap I love the yello version so much can’t find it anywhere :-((
That is most likely real sahlep not the imitation. The real sable has a cream yellow colour.
Does sahlep powder expire?
مشروبنا مشهور
Baho taga supporta sayong bahay inday cebuana ang sarap nyan
What would be a good vegan substitute for the milk powder?
Just replace it with more of the coconut milk powder
@@MiddleEats great! Thank you so much!
"classic 'smells like a Grandma' flavor" hahahahaha
2:08mins Did he just say it smells like your grandma? 😧
wait... theres no sahlab in your sahlab haha! How come? Is there a reason you don't use the actual powder? What ingredient would you replace if you had the real sahlab powder in this recipe? I'm interested to try it and I have the actual root powder.
"that classic smells like a grandma flavor" hahahahahahhahahahahaha :D
Türkiyeye ait bir içecektir.
My mom is lebanese, and she makes sahlab with cocoa.
this is an ASMR video
Algo
I love Greek 🇬🇷 drinks 😍
It originated from Lebanon
In The name Of GOD
Would You please send me your name because I could not hear it well.
Thank You,
Tarek Mourad
My name is Obi
@@MiddleEats
GOD BLESS YOU OBI, BLESS YOUR WIFE and BLESS EVERYONE HONEST WITH YOU, WHERE HONESTY NOW A DAYS IS MISSING.
All The Best ,
Tarek Mourad
@@MiddleEats
GOD BLESS YOU OBI, BLESS YOUR WIFE and BLESS EVERYONE HONEST WITH YOU, WHERE HONESTY NOW A DAYS IS MISSING.
All The Best ,
Tarek Mourad
Why use American measurements when you're in the UK? Metric measurements are immeasurably better.
So when it comes to a recipe such as a marinade or even this sahlab powder, having a really precise measurement is not really necessary. Most errors in precision won't make a difference to the end product unless they're off by a significant percentage. Give I don't need precision, it's easier to use Cup Tbsp and TSP measurements, than weighing everything in grams. If I'm baking however I always use grams, because being precise there really matters. It's also easier to visualize 1 cup of a spice or herb, than it is to visualize 100g. Each ingredient has a different density so they all take up different amounts of space. It's worth getting a set of measuring cups and spoons for cooking as it makes life a lot easier. Having to use a scale involves taking it out, getting a plate to measure the ingredient on, washing that plate, when with a TSP or measuring cup you can usually reuse them and then give them a quick rinse. Hope that helps.
Sahlap is Arabish Salep Türkish🙂
Turkey is on the far west of asia not the middle east
Sorry buddy this is too much ingredients nothing to do with the original drink
Like I said in the video, this is Egyptian sahlab just like we have it in Egypt. It's a replacement for real salep.
Please don’t try this it’s sincerely the worst thing I’ve ever had in my whole life. This stuff tastes like what you’d get from mixing Donkey Kong’s milk with cinnamon. Absolutely GROSS
and I don’t mean any hate to the creator of this video. It’s just that this drink is REALLY bad
@@Diablo12353 I love this beverage and wanted to try to make it myself... it wasn’t as great as what I have tasted before, there was too much sesame seeds and something about the mixture wasn’t good. :( I’ll try to adjust it next time though
@@Katie-yl3tu Salep is normaly made with 100% real Salep this is “fake” Salep because Salep powder is hard to find outside of Turkey.