Tuesday 17 November 2015

Caramel Custard recipe!!!

Creme Caramel,Flan or a caramel pudding is a custard dessert with a layer of soft caramel on top.The dish is eaten throughout the world and it is called in different names like as mentioned below

-In India Caramel custard is all time favourite especially in larger coastal cities and in former Portuguese colonies like Goa ,Daman and Diu. It is milk mixture baked in a dish with sweeter caramel lining its base.Flan is stable on restaurants menus and also regularly prepared in home kitchens of Anglo Indian Goans,mangaloreans, Malayalam and Parsi Communities.

- Latin America its called as creme caramel and is eaten with Dulce De leche.
-In Venezuela its called as quesillo(small cheese) and in Brazil as pudim De Lettie(condensed milk pudding)

-Cuban flan is called as Flan De Cuba

-Puerto Rico Flans are coconut based and its called as Flan De coco.Coconut flan is usually seasoned with cinnamon ,rum and vanilla.

-In the Philippines ,flan is also know as leche flan(local term for originally Spanish flan De leche ,literally "milk flan"






















Servings 6
Total Preparation Time :30 min
Cooking time:20 min

Ingredients
4 Eggs
21/2 Cups of Milk(lukewarm)
3/4 Cup Sugar
1 Tablespoon Vanilla essence

Method

  • Take 1/4 cup of sugar in thick bottom pan.Add few drops of water  and heat till the sugar caramelizes.Pour the caramel into the mould and let it settle down by cooling.
  • On the other side place a metallic ring in the pressure cooker.Add 4 cups of water and let it heat.
  • In bowl break four eggs and beat it well,than add 1/2 cup of sugar,vanilla essence and milk and give a quick stir again and stain the mixture.
  • Than pour the mixture in the mould. Cover the mould with aluminium foil and place it into pressure cooker .Cover the lid with out whistle and steam for about 20 min.
  • To check weather pudding is done check with tooth pick,if the tooth pick edge comes out clean than its done or as steam for more 5 min.
  • Remove the mould and turn out on a plate upside down (caramel layer should be on top as shown in picture).
  • Serve hot or cold as you or guest prefer to enjoy.


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