Cookbook:Hlib Tmer (Algerian Date Milk)

Hlib Tmer (Algerian Date Milk)
Category	Beverage recipes
Time	15 minutes
Difficulty

Cookbook | Ingredients | Recipes | Beverages | Cuisine of Algeria

Hlib t'mer (حليب التمر, Date Milk) is an Algerian drink from the Sahara.

Ingredients

• 250 ml camel milk
• 7 plump, ripe dates
• A little bit of sugar
• Water

Procedure

1. Remove the seeds from the dates and check if there are any worms inside them.
2. Boil the dates with water and sugar for a few minutes until you feel the dates are well-cooked.
3. Turn off the heat, blend the date mixture, and strain it as well as possible.
4. Pour the resulting date syrup into your cup of milk.

Notes, tips, and variations

• Any milk could be used for this drink as camel milk isn't easily available; either cow milk or soy milk could work out just fine.
• Alternatively, you can simmer the dates directly in the milk over low heat until the colour of the milk changes to a nice brown shade before straining.