UMM ALI, THE EGYPTIAN BREAD PUDDING DESSERT/أم علي ولا أشهى

What Is Umm Ali? UMM ALI, THE EGYPTIAN BREAD PUDDING DESSERT Jump to Recipe Om Ali is a traditional and national Egyptian Dessert. It is basically a bread pudding in which Egyptian bread is soaked in milk with nuts. Om Ali is sometimes also spelt as Um Ali or Umm Ali, all these are the same dessert. The taste of Om Ali is very rich and typical of Middle Eastern dessert. Although very different from baklava or kunafa yet it will remind you of it. Ingredients: Milk 1 Liter Sugar 3/4 Cup Cornflour 3 to 4 Tbsp Cardamom Powder 1 Tsp Salt 1/4 Tsp Kewra Essence 1/2 Tsp Milk 1/2 Cup Bread Slices 6 To 8 Ghee for frying For Sugar Syrup Sugar 1 Cup Water 1 Cup Red Food Colour 1/8 Tsp Pistachio 1 Cup Raisins 1/2 Cup Desiccated Coconut 1 Cup