Fruit Custard

                 Fruit custard a thick creamy dessert filled with plenty of fruits. It's one of my favorite desserts and  a very common one and also very easy to make. It is also an interesting way to make kids consume fruits.

                   Fruit custard is a common dessert at our parties lately they have been modified being added with a layer of sponge cake and a topping of vanilla ice cream but original will always be original - the BEST!

                     You can add any desired fruits of your choice however, my favorite among the lots is Banana the rest of the fruits that are usually added are the common fruits apples, grapes, pomegranate, sweet lime and oranges. Do check out Orange kheer from My Mom's Kitchen. Once I even had a chance of having pears in the fruit custard so you can add any fruit you wish to have.

Ingredients:

1. Milk - 3 cups
2. Apple - 1 no
3. Bananas - 2 nos
4. Sweet lime - 1 no
5. Orange - 1no
6. Grapes - few
7. Pomegranate - 1/2
8. Sugar - 6 tbsp
9. Custard powder - 3 tbsp
10. Pineapple essence - 1 tsp

                          {I did not have pineapple at hand so instead added a tsp of pineapple essence you can skip it or instead add vanilla essence and that too is completely optional. Also if you wish you can add pistachios and cashews too}

Method:

• To a heavy bottomed vessel add milk and heat it on low flame.
• From it take 1/4 cup of milk and to this add custard powder. I used vanilla flavored custard powder. Stir well so that no lumps are formed.
• Add this custard mix to the boiling milk and mix well.
• Add sugar and essence that you are using and stir to avoid lumps formation and cook till the mixture thickens.
• Switch off the flame and let the mixture cool completely. The mixture will thicken further as it cools down so do not cook till too thick.
• Add chopped fruits to the cooled mixture and mix till well combined.
• Refrigerate and serve chilled.

                         Also try other dessert recipes like Sooji ka halwa, Gajar ka halwa, Bread rasmalai, Bread kaja and Aloo ka meetha from My Mom's Kitchen.

                        Hope you give this a try. Will love to listen from you. 

Happy Cooking!!!