Chocolate Pudding

This is another yummy pudding recipe and undoubtedly the favourite of all kids. It is easy to whip up using common pantry ingredients. I garnished it with chocolate syrup and a few galaxy minstrels to make it visually more appealing.

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 cups milk
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Chocolate syrup and galaxy minstrels for garnishing

Directions

In a heavy saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa, cornstarch and salt. gradually add milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla. Spoon into individual serving dishes. Chill until serving. Pour chocolate syrup on top and decorate with galaxy minstrels if desired.

Strawberry Lemon Pudding

This is an amazing pudding recipe and is truly a lip smacking dessert recipe. I love puddings mainly because of its jelly like texture and the fun in swallowing it without the need of any vigorous chewing. It has a soothing effect on me and every spoonful is loaded with happiness.This strawberry lemon pudding is a must try recipe for everyone.

Ingredients

2 lbs strawberries
1 cup sugar
1 cup milk
1⁄3 cup cornstarch
1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
1⁄2 teaspoon lemon juice

Directions

Clean and rinse berries. If they are large cut in halves or quarters. Blend it perfectly in a blender into a thick syrup consistency.
Bring milk to a boil over medium heat. Add sugar and strawberry and cook in low flame for about 4 minutes. 
Dissolve cornstach in a little water and add to fruit, stirring constantly. Add vanilla and lemon juice.
Bring to rolling boil, stirring constantly. Continue stirring and allow pudding to boil a few minutes. The pudding should no longer be cloudy and regain its shine and gloss.
Transfer to a bowl and place in the refrigerator until thouroughly cool.

Coffee Pudding

This is one of my favourite  pudding recipes mainly because my son simply adores it. I always feel that he should learn how to enjoy a pudding because he would finish it all in two three gulps and always asks for more. Enjoy this truly yummy and easy to prepare  coffee pudding.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch salt
2 cups whole milk
1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Whisk the cornstarch, sugar, cinnamon and salt in a 2-quart heavy saucepan. Gradually whisk in the milk. Boil the mixture over medium-high heat, whisking constantly, about 2 minutes. The mixture will be thick when done. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Whisk in the espresso and vanilla until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Chill the bowl in the fridge until cold, at least 2 hours. Serve the pudding chilled.

Arabic Rice Pudding

An easy and very tasty arabic pudding. This is just one of the many reasons why these people have a sweet tooth and we cant blame them for that. If this is their idea of an everyday simple pudding, I long to be in their shoes during their festive seasons when hundreds of such sweet dishes would be served.

Ingredients

1 cup of uncooked rice
3 cups whole milk, plus 3 tablespoons
2 cups water
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 drops of vanilla extract
2 tablespoons rosewater
2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
Dried and roasted nuts

Method

In a large saucepan, combine rice and water and cook until tender (about 20 minutes). Add milk and sugar, turn the heat down to low and simmer, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.

Simmer until creamy, approx. 45 minutes. Add remaining three tablespoons of milk, vanilla extract and cornstarch to rice and stir thoroughly. Add rosewater and bring to boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and allow to sit for 5 minutes to thicken and transfer to serving bowls. Garnish with dried and roasted nuts.

Caramel Pudding

Ingredients

For the pudding

1/2 litre milk
4 egg yolks
1 pinch of salt
3 tablespoon granulated sugar
A drop of vanilla essence

For the caramel

150 gms granulated sugar

METHOD

Heat the sugar in a pot (do not add any water or oil or what so ever, just the sugar). Place it over low heat until brown and slowly add hot water (half a cup, until sugar is dissolved but not too watery). Place it aside.
Warm up the milk. Make sure it is not too hot. Put in a pinch of salt and 3 table spoon of granulated fine sugar. Make sure sugar dissolves properly. Place it aside.
Beat 4 egg yolks until smooth and put in a dash  of Vanilla Essence. Mix your egg yolks with the milk.
Place the caramel at the bottom of your bowl for steaming. Then place the mixture of the milk and egg yolks slowly.
Place you bowls in the steamer and steam until firm.