Ingredients:
- Puff Pastry220 Gram(s)(or 10 butter croissants)
- Brown Sugar4 Tablespoon(s)
- Milk500 Milliliter(s)
- Crème Fraîche500 Milliliter(s)semi-thick
- Sugar100 Gram(s)
- Almonds30 Gram(s)ground
- Grated Cocnout20 Gram(s)
- Walnuts25 Gram(s)
- Pistachios25 Gram(s)roasted
- Whole Almonds30 Gram(s)roasted
- Hazelnuts20 Gram(s)roasted
- Peanuts20 Gram(s)roasted
- White Raisins2 Tablespoon(s)
- Currants2 Tablespoon(s)
- Heavy Cream200 Milliliter(s)
- Vanilla Pod1 Piece(s)split and seeded
- Heavy Cream200 Milliliter(s)
Preparation mode:
The oum Ali also known as “oriental pudding” is a creamy dessert made from puff pastry or croissants and soft and crunchy dried fruits. In Arabic oum means mother and Ali… Ali! So she is the Mother of Ali!
Prepare the puff pastry
Preheat the oven to 200 ° C.
Sprinkle the puff pastry (recipe) with 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and cook for about 15 minutes.
Set aside and let cool completely.

oum ali first steps
Prepare nuts
In a large bowl, roughly cut the puff pastry or croissants, add the dried fruit without the almond powder, taking care to reserve a few for decoration.
Put the milk, cream, sugar and seeds of the vanilla pod in a saucepan.

Oum Ali preparation
Bring to a boil over medium / high heat while stirring with a whisk.
A little before boiling, add the powdered almonds and mix well.
Baking Oum Ali and final steps
In a baking dish or in individual ramekins, put the mixture of puff pastry or croissants and dried fruit almost to the brim.
Pour the hot liquid over it very gently, giving the dough time to absorb the liquid.
Reserve 15 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
Coat the top with heavy cream.
Sprinkle with the remaining two tablespoons of brown sugar.
Bake for about 25 minutes or until a golden color is obtained.
Footnotes:
Garnish the top with some crushed dried fruit (optional).