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Cocoa-Mocha Pudding

Pudding is one of those comfort desserts for me that I don’t have often but when I do, I feel why don’t I make it more often because it’s so easy to make, not as sweet and a very wholesome dessert. This recipe needs very few ingredients and makes almost 6-8 servings. You can make pudding for a date night, for a fancy dinner or a kid’s party. Try it.

Ingredients (Pudding):

  • 2/3 cup Sugar
  • ¼ cup Corn starch
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • 1/3 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 4 tsp Instant coffee
  • 2 ½ cup Milk
  • 4 large Egg yolks
  • 2 tbsp unsalted Butter
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Ingredients (Whipped cream):

  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • ¼ cup icing sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract

Tip:

  • Use fresh and room temperature ingredients.
  • Precisely follow the procedure step by step, timing is everything.
  • Always keep stirring the mixture and don’t be impatient.
  • After the pudding is off the heat and strained, add butter quickly so it melts better.

Directions:

Cocoa-Mocha Pudding
  • In a heavy bottomed saucepan, whisk sugar, corn starch, cocoa powder, instant coffee and salt together.
  • Add milk to the mixture in small quantities at a time and whisk slowly to get rid of any lumps.
  • After the milk is well incorporated, add egg yolks and whisk everything together.
  • Switch on the gas stove at medium flame and keep stirring the mixture continuously, until it starts to bubble and gets more thick.
  • As soon as mixture bubbles at the edges and becomes thick, put on a timer for 1 minute and keep on stirring.
  • After the minute is up, take saucepan off the heat and put the pudding through a strainer to get rid of any lumps.
  • Then, add butter and vanilla extract to pudding and mix well.
  • Cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate it for at least 5-6 hours or overnight.
  • Meanwhile, whip the heavy cream using a hand mixer and  when it starts to get fluffy, add icing sugar and vanilla extract and again start whipping until it can hold peaks.
  • Put the whipped cream in a piping bag and refrigerate.
  • Take the pudding and whipped cream out of the refrigerator.
  • Serve pudding in a dessert bowl after adding whipped cream, some cocoa powder and chocolate chips on top.
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Carrot Pudding / Gaajar Halwa

This is a very classic Indian dessert. It is a winter special delicacy. This recipe is full of sugar, fats and all things delicious. So, just a little is enough to savor the good flavor. Give it a try.

Ingredients:

  • 2 oz Milk Solids
  • 2 tbsp Clarified Butter
  • 1 cup Shredded Carrot
  • 3/4 cup Whole Milk
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Raisins and Almonds
  • 1 tsp Cardamom Powder

Tip:

  • Use fresh and room temperature ingredients.
  • Do not heat anything at high flame and be patient with the pudding.
  • To check whether the carrots are cooked before adding milk, taste them and make sure they are not crunchy anymore.
  • Make sure to follow exact steps so as to not spoil the pudding.

Directions:

Carrot Pudding
  • Wash, dry, clean and shred carrots. Keep aside.
  • Add shredded milk solids to a pan on low flame.
  • Keep stirring and roasting milk solids till it starts to leave oil.
  • Take roasted milk solids off the flame and put it in a bowl and keep it aside.
  • Add clarified butter to a pan on medium flame, once it melts add shredded carrots to the pan.
  • Stir the pan occasionally till the carrots are cooked then, add milk to the pan.
  • Once the milk comes to a boil, let the milk totally be absorbed by the carrots .
  • Reduce the flame to low, then, add sugar, cardamom powder, raisins and almonds.
  • Stir the pudding till the sugar syrup is totally absorbed, take pan off the heat.
  • Let it cool and enjoy.
  • Store it in an air tight container and refrigerate.