Hlib Tmer (Algerian Date Milk)

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

15 min

Ingredients

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

Steps

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.

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Adapted from “Hlib Tmer (Algerian Date Milk)” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.