Caramel Pudding

Caramel Pudding is a delicious traditional dessert with slight bitter creamy caramel over the custard. Caramel Pudding is one of the few custard recipes, that I am absolutely fond of. This is also called as Caramel Pudding. I am using my Idli steamer or appachembu to cook the pudding. Its easy to make and does not much of your time. The ingredients are simple and easily available in your kitchen. Have a try friends, you will love this pudding :)

Ingredients:

Milk - ½ liter

Sugar - ½ cup

Eggs - 4 nos

Vanilla essence - 1 tbsp

Sugar - 4 tbsp (for caramel)

Water - 1 tbsp

Preparation:

- Add 4 tbsp sugar and 1 tbsp of water in a Custard pan and switch on flame to medium heat. Sugar will turn golden brown in color and once it reaches amber brown color, switch off flame and let cool.

- Now blend together eggs, vanilla essence, sugar and milk together and keep aside.

- Once the sugar caramel is cold and crystallized, pour the milk mixture into the vessel.

- To prepare the pudding i am using Idli vessel or Idli Steamer.

- Now place the pudding vessel into the steamer on high flame till one steam comes out.

- Next, decrease the flame to maximum low for about 12 -13 minutes. Once done, off flame and let cool for another 5 minutes (still in the steamer with lid on).

- Now place the pudding vessel to refrigerate for about an hour or two.  

- Caramel pudding is ready to serve.

Serving procedure:

- Run a knife through the sides of the custard vessel and place a vessel on the plate we are serving. Now turn the custard vessel, bottom side up and slowly pull the vessel.

- Caramel pudding is ready to serve cold.