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
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