Coconut Pudding 🥥🍮

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The blog has stayed dormant for almost 18 months. The strain on the eyes from the online work life during the pandemic demanded that I stay away from the gadgets as much as I could. Settling into a new abode also demanded a lot of my time and attention.

Here's a desert to celebrate the first post from my new abode Eboniche. 🏡 A simple delightful coconut pudding. 🍮

It isn't a totally healthy version of this much loved delicacy as it has white sugar in it. (had to use it to retain the snow white colour). However, has no china grass or gelatin in it

Three ingredients (coconut milk, sugar and corn flour), three steps (extract milk, boil , set in the fridge) and ta-da....you are done.

So, get that apron on and get started. 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

Cooking time : 5-7 minutes

Preparation time : 8 minutes

Serves : 4

Course : dessert

Ingredients:

Coconut : 2 cups (grated)

Sugar : 1/2 cup

Corn flour : 1/4 cup

(Water : 1 cup)

Recipe:

Get all the basic ingredients before you start with the recipe.

1. Extract coconut milk : grate coconut( 1/2 a coconut grated should be perfect. measure and check to make it 2 cups. Grind and extract to collect coconut milk.

2. Take 1/4 cup of the extracted milk and add the corn flour to make it a slurry. Set aside

3.Heat the remaining coconut milk on medium flame( You will have around 1.25 to 1.5 cups ) add sugar ,mix and bring the milk to a boil. Once it starts boiling, bring the flame down on simmer and add the corn flour slurry (mix the slurry once again before adding it to the boiling milk. Keep stirring as you add the slurry to avoid forming lumps. 1-1.5 minutes of cooking on low flame will thicken the milk.

Pour into the greased mould and let it come down to room temperature. Refrigerate for 2 hours to set perfectly. Serve plain or garnished and relish your simple decadence.

Pictorial : 🍮📸👩‍🍳

Transfer two cups of grated coconut to a blender/mixer.

Grind it with a cup of water. Preferably coconut water. If that isn't available, just use plain water.

Pass it under a sieve to extract the milk. You may squeeze through a muslin cloth or just use your hands to squeeze out the milk.

Note: I have used 2 extracts . That is why the picture shows a coarse texture. I have added minimum water while grinding first and the rest while grinding it the second time. You may avoid this and directly grind with 1 cup water. If the coconut water from the coconut doesn't measure to 1 cup , use plain water to make it 1 cup.

Take 1/4 cup of the extracted milk and add the corn flour to make it a slurry.

Now, you have all the ingredients ready .

Grease the moulds and set them ready aside. I have used wood pressed coconut oil here. You may prefer to use anything of your choice.

I am using a big mould and 3 small ones here. You may set it in a single pudding tray.

Place a thick bottomed pan on a stove.

Pour in the remaining milk.( You have used some for the corn flour slurry)

Add sugar

Stir in the sugar well and bring the milk to a boil on medium flame .

Stir at regular intervals.

Bring down the flame on simmer mode once the milk boils.

Mix the corn flour slurry once and add in to the boiled milk , stirring continuously.

Take care to be absolutely quick with this process and not to let it form lumps or overcook.

This is the consistency you need. It will take just around 1 to 1.5 minutes on low flame once you pour in the corn slurry.

Turn the flame off. Immediately pour into the greased moulds.

Set it aside and let it come down to room temperature.

Cover and get them ready to be refrigerated.

Place them in the refrigerator for 2 hours. It tastes best when chilled.

Note: DO NOT FREEZE. Just let them set in the refrigerator.

After 2 hours of setting in the refrigerator, the pudding is ready to be served.

It's time now to demould them.

Use a knife to loosen from the edges.

Run the knife through the edges with gentle hands.

Place the mould upside down on a serving tray to demould. Tap if required.

The melt-in-the mouth coconut pudding is ready to serve. 😋😋

Serve it plain.

.....or garnish with something interesting. I have used chopped pistachio nuts here. Almonds or seasonal fruits may be used too.

Go ahead.....Dig in

Happy cooking !👩‍🍳👨‍🍳🍽