CREME' CARAMEL/CARAMEL CUSTARD...a fab party dessert!

A really easy fool proof recipe of this perfect dessert!...the secret here is to use full cream Milk of the best quality you can find, I have perfected this recipe over a period of several years, since it is difficult to achieve that perfect melt-in-the-mouth creamy gorgeousness the Creme' Caramel deserves!!!

Ingredients-

for the caramel

• Sugar-6 tbsp


• Water-2 tbsp

For the Custard

• Whole/Full cream Milk-1 and 1/2 cups


• Skim Milk Powder- 100 gms


• Eggs-4


• Pure Vanilla extract- 2 tsp


• Condensed Milk- 5 tbsp

Method-

• Combine the sugar and water for the caramel and set on heat, let the sugar  melt and bubble away, keep stirring all the time, till it achieves a deep brown/golden colour.

• Take a metallic mould, one which can be put in the pressure cooker for steaming later.


• Pour hot caramel and swirl all around quickly before it hardens, no need to grease, set aside.


• Combine all the ingredients for the custard in a large bowl and beat well.


• Pour into prepared tin, and cover with a piece of foil.


• Steam in pressure cooker without whistle for 20 minutes,switch off flame and let cool

Invert onto serving plate and serve warm or chilled along with Fruits/Vanilla Ice cream/whipped cream.

WINTER SPECIALS- CONDENSED MILK CARROT/GAJAR KA HALWA

The craving for dessert intensifies during Winter months, and I find myself hunting for a bite of something sweet especially after meals, gajar ka halwa/meetha is one such dessert without which Winter months seem incomplete, it is an absolute must-have!, mostly cooked in large quantities and stored in the fridge, small quantities are then taken out over time and heated till piping hot before consumption.Here's how to make this delicious dessert-
Ingredients-

• Carrots- 3/4 kg
• Condensed Milk-1 can
• Milk- 1 liter full fat
• Cardamom (green)-2-3 crushed
• Mixed dry fruits-1/2 cup
• Clarified butter(desi ghee)-1/2 cup+1 tbsp for frying the dry fruit

Method-

1. Wash, peel and grate the carrots.
2. Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan and fry grated carrots till fragrant, about 15 minutes,this is very important to impart a good flavour to the halwa
3. Add the Milk, condensed milk and cardamoms and cook on a slow flame, stirring carefully till Milk is absorbed, this will take about half an hour, do not stir too much or you will end up with a mush, but be careful not to burn it also.
4. Adjust sugar, fry the dry fruits and garnish the halwa with them, you can also add some khoya/mawa to the halwa at this stage.
5. Enjoy the halwa hot :-)