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Fruit Custard | Easy Indian Dessert recipe | Eggless | Flavour Diary


Eggless Indian Fruit Custard recipe

Today's recipe is an incredibly simple to make,quick, healthy and delicious for a party, kitty,festivals, iftar, suhoor and for some sweet treat day and it is non other than Fruit Custard. 
And this is my recipe which i frequently make during Ramadan as it is quick to make and have fruits and nuts to gobble up which in turn a healthy treat during Iftar and Suhoor. 
This month MFB challenge is to cook a recipe for Ramadan and immediate thing which i got in mind was custard. I make this so often and i never thought of capturing this simple yummy dish and  posting it. So finally it is here now.... check out the ingredients and steps below.



Level: Easy
Cook Time:10 mins
Cooling Time: minimum 30 mins
Makes: 2-3

1 cup: 250ml
1 tablespoon: 15ml
1 teaspoon: 5 ml

Ingredients

Milk: 2 cups(500ml)
Sugar: 1/4 cup
Custard Powder: 3 tablespoons
Cardamom pods: 2 crushed
Crushed Nuts: 1/4 cups (i used almonds and cashews) --optional
Fruit chopped: 1 cup ( as desired)


Directions

Take a thick bottom pan and add few tablespoons of water and then add milk(this will prevent milk from sticking to the bottom). Bring milk to boil and then add sugar, chopped nuts.
In separate bowl add custard and few tablespoons of water to form a non lumpy mixture.
Once sugar dissolves then add custard water mix to the milk mixture and cook until the whole mixture turn thick keep stirring, otherwise the mixture becomes lumpy and stick to the bottom.
Now turn the heat and keep the custard mix aside and keep it in fridge until custard is chilled.
Just before serving add the desired fruits to the custard and serve chilled.

#FruitCustard   is going to be part of #MFBC18



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Hyderabadi Chaney Ki Dal recipe | Ramadan Snack | Hyderabadi Cuisine

hyderabadi ramadan snack Chana dal
Ramadan Kareem to all the friends... hope you had a great start.
Brief Intro of Ramadan:Ramadan is a special month in the Islamic calendar where Muslims fast worldwide  to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad, fasts lasts from dawn to dusk for whole month.The start and end dates of Ramadan vary depending upon the moon sighting. This month is a detox month for our sins and get closer to the creator and escape from the pace of everyday life.In this month, muslims give certain percentage of savings as charity called zakat and end of the month is celebrated with a special prayer and exchange of gifts and visiting the near and dear.Fasting times across the world is different and for different seasons it's different. The place where i live fasting time around 20hrs...yes it's 20 ...with no water,no food and beautiful strong summer heat.Practicing the fast has lots of benefits in scientifically and spiritually. May god bless all of us with goodness of worldly and hereafter...

Traditionally fast is broken with a date and water but now a days a big feast plates are arranged with lot of fried snacks, beverages, fruits and water....i always try to have more healthy snacks than oil dripping snacks...here is one of the simple snack which is found regularly in Hyderabad on iftar(feast after break) tables...This snack is made out of chana dal /split bengal gram which is soaked for few hours and then boiled and then it's spiced up and is ready to serve.

You might be interested in other Hyderabadi treats, here are few to list.
Hyderabadi Dahi wada

Hyderabadi Haleem

Shahjahani Meetha( Tomato halwa)

Level: Easy
Soaking: 4 hrs
Cook time: 15mins
Prep TIme:5 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients
Chana Dal: 1/2 cup
Lemon juice: 2 teaspoons (to taste)
Black Pepper: 1 teaspoon
Crushed Green Chilli: 1 teaspoon (i skipped it)
Finely chopped Coriander and Mint : 1 tablespoon
Salt to taste

Directions
Wash and Soak Chana Dal in 1 cup of water for min 4 hrs or overnight.Pressure cook dal for 2 whistles or add 1 more cup of water and cook until the dal is cooked and retains it shape.
Wash the dal with cold water and drain the excess water. Place the dal on muslin cloth and let it sit for 10mins.Transfer to the bowl.
Just before serving add all the ingredients and mix well and serve immediately.

Tips
You can replace lemon juice with amchoor powder or anaar dana.
You might be interested in healthy snacks and fried snacks for the feast after fast and here are few to show
Oats Spinach Pakoda

Beetroot Pakoda


Chocolate Fruit Pizza

Stuffed Dates

Hyderabadi Chaney Ki Dal are going to be part of  43 #foodiemonday #RamadanSpecial #bloghop recipes
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