Caramel Vanilla Pudding (Eggless)
Caramel pudding is actually a continental dessert, but it is popular in India too. It is a milk based dessert.
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- Milk – 500 ml
- China grass strands (Agar – Agar) – 5 gm
- Sugar – 4 to 5 tbsp
- Vanilla custard powder – 1 tbsp
- Vanilla essence – 1/2 tsp
- Water – 125 ml
For the Caramel
- Sugar – 4 tbsp
- Water – 1 tbsp
Procedure
- Cut china grass into small pieces. Soak in water for about 45 mins.
- Prepare caramel in a thick bottomed pan by mixing water and sugar. The flame should be medium to low. Put off the flame when mixture turns brown.
- Pour the caramel in pudding mould immediately and spread it by rotating the mould.
- Dissolve custard powder in 1/4 cup milk and keep it aside.
- Boil remaining milk.
- Simultaneously, boil china grass mixture on medium flame till it dissolves completely. Stir it. Strain it through a steel strainer.
- Add sugar and custard powder mixture to the boiled milk. Stir well and bring it to boil.
- Add china grass mixture and stir well. Boil for 2 – 3 min, stir continuously.
- Add vanilla essence and stir well.
- Pour it into the prepared mould.
- Let it cool.
- Refrigerate for at least 2-3 hrs.
- Invert it on a plate before serving.
- Serve chilled.