By Nandini Bhushan*
Much like the Indian culture, the cuisine of India is blessed with an immense range of traditional as well as regional food. Depending upon the availability of local vegetables, fruits, Spices and herbs along with the climatic factor, Indian food varies in choices. Each state is influenced with these choices making them unique and distinctive from one another.
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Lagun na custard
The wedding custard or lagun na custard is a mouth watering Parsi dessert recipe that is traditionally prepared for a wedding ceremony. Made with simple ingredients like egg, milk, sugar and nuts, lagan nu custard is the parsi take on the classic creme caramel.
Ingredients
Full cream milk : 4 cups
Sugar : ½ cup
Butter : 2 tsp
Egg : 3
Vanilla essence : ¼ tsp
Nutmeg : 2 dash
Cream : ½ cup
Nuts for garnish
Step 1
Boil the milk along with sugar until it reduces to half of its actual quantity.
Step 2
Add the cream, essence, nutmeg and mix them all together.
Switch off the flame and let it cool down.
Step 3
In a separate bowl beat the egg. Finally add the beaten egg to the cool milk mixture.
Step 4
Grease the baking dish with butter and pour the milk mixture over it and sprinkle the nuts. Bake it for about thirty minutes at 160 degree Celsius. Use a toothpick to check it and if it comes out clean it’s done.
