Simple Oreo pudding

Oreo Biscuit Pudding...its simple & tasty

Ingredients:-

Milk-1/2litre
Condensed milk-1/2tin OR Sugar-1/2cup
Chinagrass/Agar agar-5gm soaked in 1/4c water
Oreo Biscuit-4nos

Method:-

• Crush oreo biscuit(Both cookie n cream) to powder in a mixer n Keep it aside
• In a bowl, soak china grass ( agar agar) in water for 10 to 20 minutes.
• In a sauce pan, boil milk with sugar/Condensed milk. 
• In another sauce pan, add soaked china grass with water and stir well so that they melt. 
• Now pass the melted china grass through a sieve and add it to the boiled milk.
• Finally add crushed biscuits n stir well
•  Now allow it to cool at room temperature. 
• After cooling, pour them into moulds or deep bowls and allow them to set in the fridge (not in the freezer). 
• Serve Chilled

Thari kanji/Semolina Payasam

Thari kanji/Thari kaachiyath/Semolina Payasam is a traditional Muslim iftar recipe...

Ingredients:-

1/4 cup (4 tbs) Semolina
4 - 5 tbs sugar
a pinch  salt
2 cups Thin coconut milk
1 cup thick coconut milk(Or u can use 2/4 cup fresh milk n 3/4 cup water)
2 teaspoonful Ghee 
1 tbs Cashew nuts
1 tbs raisins
1 tbs -2 tbs Sliced Shallot(Optional)
1/2 tsp cardamom Powder 

Method:-

1. In a saucepan, add semolina, sugar, salt and thin coconut milk and stir well (If u r using milk..then 
    add water -3/4 n cook til semolina z done). 
2 Keep it on a medium flame stirring continuously and bring to boil. 
3 Reduce the flame and keep it simmering for 5 minutes until semolina is cooked well and the mixture    is slightly thick. Keep it aside.
4  Heat a small kadai and add ghee. Add the sliced shallots and cashews and fry them until they turn 
    brown. 
5 Add raisins and let them puff up. Remove this tempered oil and add it to the above Thari Kanji and 
   stir well.




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Mango Pudding

Got this super duper recipe from my dear friend Fajeeda Ashik of Faji's Hot pot...This is an easy and tasty pudding.......this tastes really good with fresh mangoes

Ingredients:-

3 Medium sized Riped Mangoes
3/4 to 1 tin Condensed milk
1 tin Nestle cream
2 Sachet Dreamwhip powder
1/2C Cold milk
10 grms Gelatine powder
4tbsp Water
2drops Mango essence(Optional)
2drops Yellow food color(Optional)
Powdered biscuits and nuts for garnishing

Method:-

1.Peel the mangoes and grind it in the mixer with nestle cream and condensed milk.(I used 3/4 tin only u can use as per your mangoes sweetness)
2.Soak the gelatine in water for sometime.
3.In a bowl beat dreamwhip with cold milk with essence and color.
4.Beat till its creamy and fluffy.
5.Now mix the mango mixture to the dreamwhip mixture.
6.Double boil the gelatine mixture.
7.Now pour the gelatine to mango mixture and mix well.
8.Pour this in a pudding dish and set in fridge for 4 to 5 hrs or overnight.
9.When set garnish with powdered biscuits and nuts.

10.Serve and enjoy the taste of mangoes.









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Linking to :  Cook Yellow Event announced at Merry Tummy.

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Ambalapuzha Paal payasam

Got this super duper recipe from my dear friend Aquilin shihab  Its a must try recipe..every spoon z ofcourse yummy...am guarante... 

Ingredients
Full Fat (long life) milk - 4 cups(I used Al Marai long lyf milk)
Sugar - 1 cup ( use the same cup of milk )
White Rice(Pachari) /Basmati Rice  - one hand full)

Method:-

1.Wash and drain rice...,make sure you dry it back
2.Run the rice in grounding jar in mixie,just to break the rice into 2 , just 2-3 immediate pulse z enough
3.Take a good pressure cooker pour in milk and sugar and stir it using a wooden spoon
4.Add once hand full of rice( not more,only one hand full u must use ) into this and tight close the lid with
   the cooker weight fixed on
5.cook in a low flame for 35 minutes approximately
6.U must care that cooker must not whistle at all.Cooker must be quiet all around 35 minutes
7.After 35 minutes switch off the stove .
8.Leave it closed as long as you can...
9.When you open it you can see the orangy rose ..AMBALAPUZHA PAALPAYASAM...if you open it    
   immediately u will not get the rose color,but leaving it more time will increase the taste and turns the color
    to orangy rose

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Simple Bread Pudding

Got this yummy bread pudding from  Cookery show -Adukkala in Asianet...This z the first pudding that i've tried... Very simple n tasty too !

Ingredients:-

Milk Bread-6/7 slices
Chocolate paste(Nutella)/Strawberry jam-5tbspn
Milk-1/2litre
Condensed milk-1tin
Cornflour-2tbspn
Vanila essence-1/2tespn
Chopped badams/nuts/pistachio-little

Method:-

1. Cut the brown portion of the bread and apply chocolate paste/strawberry jam and keep it aside
2. Add cornflour in  2 tbspn milk and keep it aside
3. Mix milk+condensed milk…and wen it start to boil..reduce the flame..
4. add Cornflour-milk mixture.Stir well..
5. wen the mixture begins to thick and coat back of spoon remove from fire
6. then add vanilla essence-1/2tespn
7. Dip bread pieces in this milk mixture and arrange in a flat tray..
8. then pour  milk mixture over dat
9. then dippd bread…then milk mixture..
10. On top pour the remaining milk mixture and add chopd nut/badams/pistachio
11. Serve chilled

Strawberry jello Pudding

This is a three ingredient recipe that I found in ‘Vanitha’ magazine as an ad for condensed milk..very sinple n yummy pudding !!!!! try it out ! am guarantee...

Ingredients:

1 packet – Strawberry/Raspberry Jelly Pudding Mix
1/2 tin condensed milk
170 gm chilled cream

Method:

1. Prepare jelly as per packet instruction. i.e. Empty the sachet into a large bowl and add 1 cup of   boiling water. Stir well until all jelly crystals are dissolved. Add another cup of normal water,mix well and keep in freezer until the jelly starts to set from sides.
2. Take it out from freezer and beat well with a wire whisk until it is frothy.
3. Add ½ a tin condensed milk and mix very well.
4. Add the chilled cream (whipped) and mix well until well combined.
5. Serve in a clear dish and refrigerate for a minimum of 3 hours.
6. Garnish with fruits/Strawberries

Note:-

U can serve dis with little whipped cream on top
U can use anyother jelly flavour

Avocado/Butter Fruit pudding !

Got this yummy recpe frm my dear friend Banazir Zanjeer,owner of facebook page Bennu's Cookomania

Ingredients:-

Avocado/Butter fruit - medium sized 1no
Milk - 1 1/2 cup
Condensed milk - 1/2 tin
China grass/Agar agar- 5 gm

Method:-

1.Soak china grass in 1/2 cup of water for 10 min.
2. Combine milk,condensed milk in a pan & boil it.If u want more sweet u can add sugar in it.Keep it  
    aside.
3.Remove the skin & seed of avocado.Blend the avocado into fine paste.
4.Add avocado paste to the milk & mix it very well until well combined.
5.In a pan melt china grass.
6. Add the melted chinagrass to the milk mixture .
7.Pour it into a serving dish & chill it in refrigerator till set

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Panna cotta-an Italian desert

Panna cotta  is an italian desert..Deliciously light and creamy, panna cotta is so easy to make..Got this wonderful recipe from my dear friend Pramitha Avinash of pramitha love cooking.

Ingredients :-

Unflavoured gelatin – 1 envelope/1 tbs

Water – 2tbs

Heavy cream – 1/2cup

Half and half – 1 cup( I substituted half and half with 1tbs of  melted butter added to 1cup of milk)

Vanilla essence – 1tsp

Lemon zest – 1/2tsp

Sugar – 4tbs

For Raspberry  sauce

Raspberry – ½ cup

Sugar – 3tbs

Fresh lemon juice – 1tsp

Water – ¼ cup

Corn flour – 3/4tsp mixed with 1tbs water

Method

1.Add 2 tbsp of water to the gelatine powder and leave it for few minutes.

2.In a saucepan add heavy cream,half and half and sugar ,bring to boil over medium heat.Switch off the flame and add the softened gelatin mixture and whisk it until gelatin melts.

3.Strain the mixture and add the vanilla essence to it.

4.Pour the mixture to three medium sized bowls.Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours or overnight.

5.Now blend raspberries,lemon juice,water and sugar.Then pour the puree in a sauce pan and bring to boil.

6. Add the cornflour mixture and cook stirring constantly until the mixture thickens. Remove from the heat and pour it in a dish and allow it cool completely and place the sauce in the fridge.

7. For plating the dessert,dip each bowl in hot water for 10seconds,then run the knife around the edges of the bowl and invert the dessert into a serving bowl.

8.Now spoon the sauce around the panna cotta or over the top.

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Bread Pudding in microwave

Bread pudding in microwave...how abt a 1minute Pudding...??? got this yummy recipe from here...This dish is a quick solution when we have an unwelcomed guest...Evey bite would be satisfying...my guaranteee...

Ingredients

• 1 cup(2 Slices) Bread cubes
• 1 Large egg
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 to 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1-2tblspoons chocolate chips,Kismis,,
• 1 pinch Cinnamon powder
• 1/2tespn Vanila Essence

Cooking Directions

1. Put the bread in a microwave-safe bowl.
2. Whisk 2gether Egg,Milk.Sugar & vanila essence

3.Pour over the bread in the bowl

4.stirring gently to combine.

5.Stir in chips or dried fruit. And/or sprinkle with cinnamon, or nutmeg.

6.Microwave for 1 minute, uncovered

7.Check and see if it's still liquid. If it is, microwave in 30-second bursts, till pudding is cooked all the  

    way to the center; the very center can still look a bit uncooked, but it shouldn't be liquid

8.Remove from the microwave. 

Note:-

If desired, drizzle with maple syrup or melted caramel or fudge sauce or... Serve warm; whipped cream or ice cream are always welcome.

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Banana Jelly Pudding

Banana-jelly pudding...Its really yummy & tasty :)
Got this recipe from my dear Friend Fajeeda Ashik of faji's hot pot

Ingredients

1 packet Biscuit (marie or digestive)
1packet Banana flavoured jelly
2 Sachets Dreamwhip powder
1 tin Nestle cream (banana flavurdr)
1 C Cold Milk
2 Chiquita Bananas
1/4 C Melted butter
10 grms Gelatine
1/4 to 1/2 tin Condensed milk
Nuts to garnish
 

Method:-

1 Powder the biscuit and mix with melted butter and set this as a base in a pudding dish .
2.Keep this in the fridge for a while.
3.Make the jelly as per the instructions and set the jelly fully/partially  in a refrigerator
4.Now in a bowl add the dream whip powder and cold milk and beat till fluffy.
5.Add the banana flavored cream and beat well.
6 Add the condensed milk to the cream mixture.
7 Soak the gelatine in 4 tbsp water for 10 mins.
8.Double boil the gelatine and add this to the cream mixture
9 Now crush the set jelly with a fork.
10.Add the crushed jelly to the cream mixture well.
11.Now cut the bananas into round and keep the slice over the biscuit base.
12.Pour the cream jelly mixture over the bananas and set this in the fridge for couple of hours.
13.After the pudding is set garnish with nuts.
14 Slice and enjoy......

Caramel Custard

Simple n Yummyyy Desert !!!!

 Ingredients:

Milk-1 1/4 cups
Eggs-2
sugar-1/4cup(or more aco 2 u)
vanilla essence-1/2 tsp
sugar-2tbsp for making caramel

Method:-

First boil the milk and keep it aside to cool down.

That time Beat 2 eggs well in a bowl with 1/4csugar , beat thoroughly (u can add more sugar if u wnt),After dat add the cooled milk into the egg mixture and mix well .

no need to beat dis time just mix well. finally add vanilla essence.

Nw take cake tin or anyother round shape vessel for steaming grease dat with ghee.kept it aside.

next is to prepare caramel,take a pan and add 2tbsp sugar with 1 tbsp water stirr continuously until  the sugar turns golden.careful dat dnt make too much brown colour dis il mmake the caramel to a
bitter taste.(the flame should be in a low mode).switch off the flame ,then pour this caramel to the cake tin and shake properly.

after that Pour the prepared milk mixture on the caramalised tin.wrap the cake tin with Aluminium foil paperand keep it in a  steamer.Add enough water to the steamer and let it boil thoroughly .

After putting the pudding mixture into the steamer,the flame must be very low.steam it for 30-40minutes or until the pudding is    completely cooked( u can check with a tooth pick, if it comes out clearly then its cooked properly)When its cooked well take the dish from the steamer let it cool down completely.

 keep it in the fridge for atleast for 1 hr.then invert it

serve chilled&enjoyyyyy

Steamed -Semolina/Rava Pudding

Its an easy preparation, pleasant taste when sweetened & high versatility makes this fibre-rich ingredient very popular & special !!!....Taste z almost similar 2 caramel custard :)

I was inspired by this easy recipe from a facebook group-ammachide adukkala..

 Ingredients:-

Milk-2c
Semolina-2 1/2tbsp

Sugar-6 to 7 tbsp

Eggs-2

Ghee-1 1/2 tbsp
Coconut(grated)-2 1/2 tbsp
Vanilla essence-1 tbsp

Caramel Syrup:-

Sugar-2tb
Water-1tbsp

1 take a pan and add 2tbsp sugar with 1 tbsp water stirr continuously until the sugar turns
   golden.careful dat dnt make too much brown colour dis will make the caramel to a  
   bitter taste.
2 the flame should be in a sim mode.switch off the flame
3 then pour this caramel to the greased tin and shake properly.& keep it  

Method:-

1 Take another pan then add milk , semolina , ghee , sugar then place it on flame.

2 Stir well & cook it until rava(semolina) is properly cooked & the mixture becomes thick.

3 After that keep it aside till the mixture comes to room temperature..

4 Mix eggs , grated coconut and vanilla essence in a blender.

5 Mix the semolina mix and egg mix properly and pour it in to the caramelised vessel and
   close it with a lid/Cover well using aluminium foil

6  Steam this  for about 45 mins.

7 When its done ,,,keep it in refrigerator to cool

8 then @ the tym of serving,Upside downnn

So a creamy mouthwatering pudding is ready !!!Enjoyyyy............

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Baked Orange pudding

Baked Orange pudding

Ingredients

• 1/2cup Orange juice
• 3tespn Orange Zest
• 1 cup Milk
• 3tespn All purpose flour
• 3no Egg
• 1/2 tespn Orange essence
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 2tespn Butter

Cooking Directions

1. seperate egg white n yolk
2. blend sugar n butter
3. add egg yolk
4. then add Orange zest,flour,orange juice and milk
5. beat egg white well
6. slowly add it to orange mixture or just spread it on top of mixture after itz poured in a baking bowl
7. pre heat oven to 300F   

 8 take a seperate pan larger than the other ,,n fill it with half water.

9 keep pudding bowl in this(This method z called WaterBath) bake till top of pudding become golden brown          

Note:-

if u add half cup of flour,this can be turned to orange cake

U can avoid water bath method...u can bake it in a preheated oven (180c for abt 15 mins ot til top becomes brown color)