Indian Caramel Custard
By: Simi Raj
Published: Monday, December 14, 2009 - 10:56am

Ingredients




1 3/10 eggs
4/7 cup sugar
3 1/5 cups whole milk
 tablespoons vanilla essence

Preparation

1 Add the sugar to the dish and using food tongs, hold the dish over the stove top at high heat till the sugar melts and the syrup becomes very thick and dark brown color. 2 In baking dish pour the caramel and tilt the dish in all directions till the syrup coats the entire bottom of the dish and also about a inch and a half above the bottom(uniformly on all sides). 3 Blend together the eggs and the sugar. When its smooth, add the vanilla and milk and blend again to get a very smooth liquid. 4 Pour this liquid into the dish till the dish is covered. 5 Bake in an oven pre-heated to 375 deg for about 45mins, till a knife inserted through the dish comes out clean. 6 Take a serving platter (prefereably round) and place it top side down to cover the custard dish. 7 The custard is now on the plate, with the caramel side facing up.Cut into slices and serve.

About


Caramel custard/flan is a rich custard dessert with a layer of soft caramel on top.
The dish has spread across Europe and the world. . In Spanish-speaking countries and in North America, flan refers to cream; this was originally a Spanish usage, but the dish is now best-known in the United States in a Latin American context and also in the Philippines, where it is known more as leche flan. Elsewhere, including in France, 'flan' usually means a custard tart, often with a fruit topping. In Europe and many Commonwealth countries, the dish is generally known as cream caramel.