Caramel Custard Pudding

Caramel custard is an easy to make dessert with simple recipe, readily available ingredients and minimal making time . Could be considered best for those who wish to set foot into the world of dessert making. It has a creamy custard topped with a silky caramel layer making it fluffy and good in appearence. I am sharing here with you the recipe of caramel custard prepared by steaming. Njoy !!

 

Servings: -5 to 6

Ingredients:-

Milk                                       - 500 ml

Egg                                         - 5

Sugar                                     - 250 gm (or as per your taste)

Cardamom powder                - ½ tsp (optional)

To prepare caramel 

Sugar                                    - 4 tbsp

Water                                     - 3 tbsp water (optional)

Utensils needed:-  

• A pan for preparing caramel.You can use the same pan for steaming the custard.
• A pan for steaming custard (on top of caramel layer) ie, custard pan.
• A steamer / Appachembu for cooking(by steaming) the custard.

So, lets start..
 First of all, lets prepare the caramel layer.

·         Boil sugar and water in a pan and stir continuously till it becomes brown in colour.
I      If you boil sugar alone, then also you will get sweet caramel. But for beginners, its always good to add a little water as it will get burned quickly.
    
       Be careful while handling caramel as it is too hot.

·         Remove from fire and pour it to the custard pan immediately as it will get moulded soon.

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·         Try to spread it evenly on the pan.Dont worry even if it doesn’t spread fully, as the steaming will help to spread the caramel.

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            Now the caramel is ready. Keep the pan aside.
      After cooling, caramel will have some cracks.Dont bother about that.....

     Now, lets go for the custard part....

·         Boil the milk and let it cool.

·         Beat egg and sugar together in mixer and mix it with the milk.

 

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          Add ½ tsp of cardamom powder.(optional)

·         Pour the egg milk mixture into the custard pan (with caramel syrup).

I        Now, we can go into the real part of cooking...

         I am using this steamer/ idli chembu for cooking the custard.

             Sorry for the  " beauty " of this steamer . It is the poor victim of my " induction cooking experiments"!!! Please forgive me ....
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       Pour some water and put a ring in it to place the custard pan.     

 

         Close the custard pan with a firm lid and then close the steamer.

        

·         Once the steam comes, lower the flame and cook for 10- 15 minutes. 
       Switch off the flame and keep it inside for another 5 min.
      Take it outside and let cool at room temperature and then in the refrigerator (not freezer).

      Use a plate to turn it upside down.

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