Banana pudding
Ingredients
Maida-one cup
Butter- half cup
Sugar- half cup
Fresh cream- one cup, whipped with 2 tsp sugar
Desiccated coconut- half cup
A pinch of salt
Eggs -2, beaten well
Baking powder- 1 tsp
Lemon juice- 6 tsp
Bananas- 3, cut into long slices
Method
Beat the butter and sugar together till fluffy. Add the eggs and continue beating for a few minutes. Add in the flour, salt and baking powder and mix well. Pour the mixture in a greased baking dish. Arrange the banana slices evenly on top. Sprinkle lemon juice and desiccated coconut over the slices. Bake for 25 minutes until brown on the top. Remove from the oven and when cold turn over on a serving dish and keep in the fridge. Decorate with whipped cream before serving.
Bread pudding
Ingredients
Bread – 8 slices
Milk- 2 cups
Butter – 50 gms
Sugar- 3 tbsp
Vanilla essence – half tsp
Cashew nuts- half cup chopped
Eggs- 2, beaten well
Method
Remove the crusts from the bread slices and break into small pieces. Take a baking dish and grease it. Spread the pieces of bread in it. Mix the milk, beaten eggs, sugar, and vanilla essence and butter together. Pour the mixture over the pieces of bread soaking them completely. Sprinkle the nuts on the top. Bake in a hot oven for 20-30 minutes.
Note: this pudding can also be steamed for 30 minutes instead of baking if desired.
Cashew nuts ice-cream
Ingredients
Milk-4 bottles
Cocoa powder- 2 tbsp
Powdered sugar- one cup
Ghee – one tsp
Cashew nuts- one cup
Method
Boil milk. Simmer, stirring continuously till it becomes thick and creamy (about one bottle). Mix cocoa in little water or milk and add to the cream. Blend well. Remove and set aside to cool. Pour into an ice-cream tray or bowl. Once it sets a little, fry chopped nuts in one tsp ghee. Sprinkle nuts evenly on the cream. Freeze till it sets. If you put the nuts before the ice-cream sets a little, the nuts will sink to the bottom.
Ginger flavoured lime juice
Ingredients
Fresh ginger, finely ground -1/8 inch piece
Lime juice- 3 tbsp
Water- half litre
Crushed ice
Sugar-3-4 tbsp
Method
Strain ginger and lime juice. Add water, sugar and salt. Chill. Just before serving add crushed ice.
