Natasha's Coffee Pudding
Hi guys, a lot of you might not know of me, or maybe you do know me from all the pictures and comments on Archit’s Instagram, but I’m taking over the blog today!
I hope you’re all keeping well and taking care of yourselves. The times we’re living in are incredibly scary. As most of us are working from home, and don’t really have much to do, it’s best to be as productive as possible. Archit and I have started to dedicate a lot of our time to food. We thought that it’d be fun to share one of my recipes, so here you go!
When I was younger, I’d love to get into the kitchen with my mom. It obviously started off with me just sitting on the slab, swinging my legs back and forth, and watching an artist create the most beautiful food. Slowly, I started to make coin-sized rotis, and help sift dry ingredients when she baked cakes. I think I was 6 or 7 years old when I finally got to learn a dish from scratch. And though my mom wasn’t ever very strict about consuming coffee (to prevent my growth from stunting), this pudding was always used as an excuse to consume some more caffeine.
Coffee pudding is a dish, which no matter how much you mess up, still ends up tasting great. And why wouldn’t it? It’s made from ingredients that go hand-in-hand. My logic, with a lot of food, is that all the ingredients put together will still make something yum (and no dish is really a failure)! This coffee pudding is a cheat tiramisu, one that doesn’t need fancy lady fingers, or amaretto. It just needs five, simple ingredients, found in any household, and a fair amount of patience before consumption. But please give it a try, and let us know what you think!
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Recipe
Ingredients
250 ml milk
250 ml cream
5 tbsp instant coffee
5 tbsp sugar 200 gm Marie biscuits
0.5 tsp salt
30 ml orange liqueur (optional//can substitute with rum)
Method
In a pot, heat milk, with 5 tbsp of coffee and 4 tbsp of sugar. Mix till everything dissolves.
In a bowl, mix cream and the remaining 1 tbsp of sugar. Add salt and your choice of liqueur and stir.
In a deep dish, start assembling by soaking the biscuits alternatively in both liquids and layering. Do a layer of coffee, then cream, then repeat. Let the biscuits soak in the coffee mixture till they get soft. Press the biscuits down, and pour the remaining coffee and cream over. Refrigerate for 4-6 hours. Top with your choice of chocolate and eat :)
