China grass well known as agar agar is a type of gelatin extracted from Sea weed. It is called as “Kadal paasi” in Tamil.It is available in the form of strands and powder.It is mainly used for making jellies,puddings and custard all over Asia.Once Sendhil told me about china grass halwa he tasted in his office.He told its very good for health and the best body coolant in summer.So I too wanted to try halwa with it and bought a packet of Bakers china grass. At that time I was not aware of other china grass recipes like china grass pudding and china grass payasam/kheer.When I was browsing for some simple agar agar recipes, I got it here. Its an easy dessert recipe with agar agar and milk. I made it in two flavours.One by adding rose milk essence and other one adding vanilla essence. Raksha loved the white one. Myself and sendhil liked the pink pudding.Soon I must try varieties of this pudding using tender coconut water, mango and pineapple. Its a quick fix and healthy, Indian dessert recipe. Do try it for your kids and yourself. You will love it !
China grass/Agar agar pudding recipe
Easy,yummy,healthy pudding recipe using China grass/Agar agar.
Cuisine: Indian
Category: Dessert
Serves: Serves 3
Prep time: 15 Minutes
Cook time: 30 Minutes
Total time: 45 Minutes
1 cup – 250ml
- China grass/Agar Agar – 5 gm ( I used bakers,half of 10gm packet)
- Milk – 2 cups
- Water – 1 cup ( add 3/4 cup water if you want to cut pudding into pieces)
- Sugar – 3/4 cup ( Use 1/2 cup for mild sweetness)
- Vanilla essence – 1/2 tsp ( for white pudding)
- Rose milk essence – few drops ( for pink pudding)
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METHOD
- In a wide bowl, take 1 cup of water. If you want thick pudding, use 3/4 cup water. Cut the china grass into pieces and let it soak for 15 to 20 minutes. You can add it whole as shown in the video. China grass will become soft. In the mean time, boil milk for a minute. Do not add sugar now. Switch off the flame and keep the boiled milk aside.
- Take the soaked china grass along with water and boil in medium flame. Keep stirring. China grass will melt and mixes with water. When its 90% dissolved, reduce the flame to very low and keep stirring. It will dissolve completely. If you mix in high flame, china grass will thicken. So do it in low flame and make sure agar agar mixture is in liquid form.
- Now add this china grass water to the milk. No need to strain it. Mix well. Milk won’t become thick now. It would be almost in same consistency. Now add sugar, mix well in very low flame till sugar dissolves in milk. You could find small crystals of china grass as you cook. Don’t worry. Remove from the flame and let the milk become warm. Then divide the milk in two different shaped bowls. Add vanilla essence to one bowl and rose milk mix essence to the other. Mix well. Let the milk cool down. It will set once it starts to cool down. Refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours or till its set.
- It would be well set. Remove and invert in a bowl or plate. Serve immediately.
Enjoy !
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Note
- In the original recipe, it was mentioned to use cardamom powder.But I used vanilla essence.
- U can also add few tbsp of condensed milk for more thick and rich taste.In that case, you should reduce sugar accordingly.
- Do not cook the milk+ agar agar for long time after adding sugar. It may curdle.
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Which one are you going to make,pink or white pudding
o my goodness.. pudiing looks just great 🙂
this is my go-to when I run out of ideas for making a pudding for gatherings… only thing is that I add condensed milk instead of sugar for extra richness… love the shapes and the pics… 🙂
Yummy my most favourite
Both looking delicious..
Love the shapes……. Looks yummy and glazing !
love this simple dessert.. super pink
Yummy pudding,nice clicks pink pudding r tempting me to grab
Thanks Swathi.Thanks a lot friends 🙂
How long it's shelf life
Great looking pudding, looks inviting!
Delicious pudding and very tempting clicks..
i didn't try pudding, but ungalodathu paarthathum seiyanum pola ullathu…
lovely presentation..
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oh ..just quick ..yummy puddings .
Pudding Looks so yum!!! Just mouthwatering clicks!! I have a been silent reader of your blog for sometime and love the way you present each recipe. Happy to follow you sis… Would be glad if you could drop in my blog at your leisure!
Thank u Ree 🙂 I will sure visit your blog 🙂
Pudding looks so colourful and perfect.great presentation!!!!!
bth of them looks awesome….
Wow..Superb Chitra. China grass is lying in my pantry since long time. Will try this weekend. Liked the simplicity..
Thanks Esther.Do try n let me know your feedback 🙂
Hi chitra, tried it yesterday. It was very good. Pl clarify my doubt, when i added teh china grass mix to the milk, the milk became watery and i kept it in the stove for more 10 min. The pudding was thick.
Thanks for trying Esther.After adding the china grass,milk becomes slightly watery as we are adding around 1/2 cup of china grass melted water.But there is no need to keep it in the stove for more time.Just stirring for a minute or two is enough for china grass to mix with milk and to leave its raw smell.Even though the milk is slightly watery,it will set in the refrigerator.If we keep mixing in the stove for longer time,it will become thick like cornflour paste.so please keep it for lesser time when u make it next time.:)
Thnx dear.
Hi Chitra, am a regular visitor of ur blog and loved all ur recipes.. I tried many of them and came out super.. Thanks for ur wonderful recipes dear.. I have small doubt regarding homepage..In ur site the posts are in order and for every post beside the image ur description was there.. But in my blog under the image description is coming..So I wanted me to change in ur mode.. Will u please tell me how to change that?
Hi Esther,Thanks for your sweet words. Please give me your mail id. I will write about it.OR send me a mail. 🙂
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Happy to see ur reply Chitra.. 🙂 my id: estherrani425@gmail.com
waiting for ur mail..
wow! super.. My daughter loves this. As soon as it is made she starts tasting it even before it gets set.. Nice presentation Chitra..
hello
i make this.
but this very soft i take piece in hand its break.
how to i hard some.
Next time try adding less water or milk.You can make pieces.
hi chitra, could you please kindly tell me the ratio to be added if I want to use the agar agar powder packet, how many teaspoons in how much water should be dissolved? thank you
Hi,please use 1 tsp of powder for the given quantity.i think it will work.Iam not sure.
I used 10gms of China grass soaked to 3/4lts of milk&strained.used different flavours in different bowl &kept it in freezer to set but in vain,it was not set even after 9 hours. What went wrong?can u please guide me
Hi
The reason may b due to China grass is not melted n mixed with mik or quantity maybe wrong.please follow the quantity givenin the recipe.it shud work.thanks
Hi
The reason may b due to China grass is not melted n mixed with mik or quantity maybe wrong.please follow the quantity givenin the recipe.it shud work.thanks
Hi Chitra. My mom taught me this recipe and I loved the vanilla flavoured ones too.but recently I've run out of china grass and it's nowhere in Delhi I can find it.I found only gelatin or china grass powder.My mom said powder is not good.So does gelatin work as replacement for grass?how much should I use for half litre milk? Please help me
Hi,I am not sure about using gelatin or powder.Sorry.
Hi chitra, I soaked the China grass in hot water and added it to milk to boil for about 10 min,after straining I put it in the fridge but the strands were not completely melted.Will it set or how can I get the strands to melt completely?Will check in the morning😋
Hi Shabina,
I am not sure whether it will dissolve now. It melts in heat well. Better stir in heat till it melts and then set it. Thanks.
Hi Chitra
Today I prepared China grass pudding…But wen I added the chinagrass water to the milk+sugar vessel the milk got curdled…Wats the reason .
Plz let me know, waiting for your answer
Hi, Sorry for your experience. I think the problem is with milk or the quality of china grass.
China grass was manufactured in aug 16…But expiry date was after 3yrs.
Then Y it happened.
Hi Soniya, Then I think its because of cooking agar agar in milk for long time. I will try to make a video recipe soon so that it will be easy to understand.
Same here . I poured agar agar to milk+ sugar mixture
I made it!
It was delicious. My family loved it!��
I'm going to make 3 times the recipe for a big dish.
Thank you!
Thank you so much for your feedback. It made my day.
Hi
I prepared china grass today but after prepararion I noticed that the sugar was less. The sweetness doesnt touch the dish.. How to add sugar after preparations… Please let me know..
Hi, you can add powdered sugar, mix well and again set it. Hope it works