Ingredients:
1 1/2 litres - milk
13 tbsp - sugar
6 - eggs
1 1/2 tsp - vanilla essence
4 tbsp - sugar for making the caramel
3 cups - water
Methods:
1. Boil the milk in a heavy bottomed vessel.
2. After a boil simmer.
3. Boil the milk till it reduces to little more than half its quantity.
4. Add 13 tbsp sugar and continue boiling till the sugar dissolves completely.
5. Remove the milk from flame and keep to cool.
6. Cool completely.
7. Beat the eggs.
8. Add the beaten eggs and essence to the cooled milk. Mix well.
9. Place 4 tbsp of sugar in a steel or an aluminum container and melt the sugar on a low flame till it melts and turns into a rich golden colour, to get a caramel.
10. Remove from flame. Cool completely.
11. Pour the milk-egg mixture into the container.
12. Pour 3 cups water in a pressure cooker.
13. Place a smallsteel bowl in the middle of the water.
14. Place the container with the milk-egg mixture on the steel bowl in the cooker.
15. Cover the container with a lid.
16. Cook on a low flame for 20 -30 minutes or till the caramel custard is done.
17. Close the lid of the cooker but do not use the weight of the cooker.
18. To check if the custard is ready insert a knife, if it comes out clean it shows the custard s ready.
19. Cool for sometime and then invert the custard into a serving dish.
20. Serve hot or cold.
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