Strawberry Pudding

Strawberry pudding for all strawberry lovers.Simple and a perfect for any occasion.My kid loves strawberry He wanted to make something with strawberry for mother's day.So we made this together for Mother's Day dinner. Try this,you will surely love it.

Ingredients
Strawberry chopped- 1/2 cup
Strawberry pureed and strained- 1/2 cup
Milk- 2 1/2 cup
Egg - 1
Heavy whipping cream- 1 cup
Gelatin- 1 sachet
Sugar - 1/2 cup+ 2 tsp
Vanilla essence- 1/2 tsp

Take 1/3 cup of boiling water and stir in gelatin and one tsp of sugar. Stir till is completely dissolved and set aside.
Chop strawberries and mix in one tsp of sugar and set aside.
Heat milk and the rest of the sugar in a sauce pan till it starts to boil. In a separate bowl beat egg with a fork till it is light and fluffy. Add about one forth cup of hot milk while stirring the egg continuously. Now stir in this egg mixture into the sauce pan with milk and whisk continuously for about a minute till it is well blended.Allow this to slightly thicken like thin custard. Remove from heat add vanilla essence and allow to cool down completely. Whisk in between.
In a separate bowl whisk chilled whipping cream for about two minutes. Gradually add the sugar,little by little and continue whipping till it attains soft peaks.
Add strawberry puree, chopped strawberries and gelatin mixture into the custard and mix well. Now fold in the whipped cream in two or three addition.Pour into serving dishes and allow to set in refrigerator for about three to four hours.

Try this
Hope you will all enjoy!

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