Almond & Cardamom Cream Pudding
Yield
6 servingsPrep
5 minCook
20 minReady
25 minLow Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Low Sodium
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | cups |
milk
|
|
| 1 | pinch |
salt
|
*
|
| ⅓ | cup |
sugar
granulated |
|
| ½ | cup |
cornstarch
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
water
cold |
|
| ½ | cup |
almonds
slivered, blanched |
*
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
cardamom seeds
ground |
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
saffron threads
pounded |
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
pistachio nuts
finely chopped, blanched |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1E+2 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 1 | pinch |
salt
|
*
|
| 79 | ml |
sugar
granulated |
|
| 118 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
| 59 | ml |
water
cold |
|
| 118 | ml |
almonds
slivered, blanched |
*
|
| 1.3 | ml |
cardamom seeds
ground |
|
| 1.3 | ml |
saffron threads
pounded |
*
|
| 59 | ml |
pistachio nuts
finely chopped, blanched |
|
Directions
Put all but ½ cup milk into a heavy pan and add salt and sugar.
Put on to heat gently, stirring to dissove sugar.
Blend cornflour into reserved milk with the ¼ cup water and pour into warm milk, stirring constantly.
Add almonds and keep stirring until mixture thickens and bubbles.
Use a whisk if mixture becomes lumpy.
Add cardamom to taste and the pounded saffron.
Cook on low heat for 5 minutes, letting pudding simmer very gently.
Stir occasionally.
Pour into 6 or 8 individual sweet dishes, spreading evenly.
Sprinkle pistachio nuts around edge of each dish.
To serve firnee in the traditional manner, the pudding should be poured into two plates, decorated with pistachio nuts and cut into quarters to serve in wedges.
