Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : 10 minutes + 3 hours or more to set the pudding in the freezer .
Serving : 10 members
Description
Coconutty lychee pudding . A pudding that I came up with by combining and demystifying two puddings together . I combined the ingredients of tender coconut pudding and added coconut milk and lychees to it and got a wonder full mix of tropical flavoured Asian pudding . The marriage of our keralas very own tender coconut pudding with asian lychees is sure addictive and leaves you weak kneed . My daughter didn’t fancy it much but I was blown away as it was light , high in taste And full of life . The coconut milk flavour with the lychees and rose water melded into one another that lead to a homey charm pudding . A complete seduction to all your Senses that spell instant wow …..
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| whole tinned lychees | 10 + few more to garnish |
| Thick coconut milk | 2 cups |
| sugar | 1/4 cup or to taste |
| reserved lychee juice | 1/2 cup |
| Tender coconut water | 1 cup |
| Tender coconut flesh | of one tender coconut |
| rosewater ( paneer ) | 1/4 teaspoon |
| gelatine | 2 1/4 tablespoon |
Method
- In a blender, combine the lychees , tender coconut flesh and coconut milk blend until smooth.
- Pour the coconut-lychee mixture into a big bowl and stir in the sugar, reserved lychee juice, and rose water . Mix well until sugar dissolves and set aside . Soak gelatine in tender coconut water for 5 minutes in a small bowl .
- Bring 3 cups of water to boil in a sauce pan . Place the soaked gelatine tender coconut mix inside the boiling water and keep stirring until the gelatine dissolves and gets to a runny syrupy consistency mixture . ( This is called double boiling ) Cool down to room temperature .
- Pour into the coconut lychee mixture and whisk well to combine. Pour into a large container and place in the freezer for 3 hours . once set remove and place in the refrigerator over night .it won’t set completely like a moulded gelatine dessert, but it will be a soft pudding. Serve chill garnished with lychees .
