Faluda pudding
Set rose-pink milk pudding with agar, cardamom and nuts
A light, set milk pudding inspired by faluda: milk and evaporated milk sweetened and set with agar-agar, tinted pale pink and flavoured with cardamom. It's cool, smooth and wobbly, and fully vegetarian. Serve chilled in little bowls, topped with almonds and pistachios.
- Total time
- 50 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 10
Ingredients
To decorate
Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Soak 4 tbsp agar-agar strands in 3 ¼ cups water for 30 minutes.
30 minStep 2: Heat over a medium heat, stirring, until the agar melts completely. Add 1 ½ cups milk and bring to the boil.
8 minStep 3: After 5 minutes add 3 ½ oz evaporated milk (unsweetened condensed milk), 6 oz sugar and ½ tsp ground cardamom and stir until the sugar dissolves. Take off the heat and stir in pink food colour, if using.
5 minStep 4: Keep stirring until lukewarm, then strain into 10 small serving bowls.
Step 5: Decorate with 1 tbsp flaked almonds, 1 tbsp flaked pistachios and 1 pinch ground cardamom and leave to set, then chill for at least 1 hour. Serve chilled.
60 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 130 kcal
- Protein
- 3 g
- Carbs
- 23 g
- Fat
- 3 g
- Fibre
- 0 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does faluda pudding take?
- About 50 minutes in total: 35 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 10 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
- What can I use instead of evaporated milk (unsweetened condensed milk)?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
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