Sago Fruit Custard (Sabudana Fruit Custard)

Ingredients

• For Sago Fruit Custard
• 1/2 cup sago pearls/tapioca/sabudana
• 2 tablespoons vanilla custard powder
• 1.5 cups water
• 3 + 1/2 cup whole milk
• 10-12 saffron strands
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla paste or extract
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons almonds and cashews, sliced
• 3/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 1 teaspoon rose water
• 1 cup assorted fruits, chilled
• 2 cups chopped fruits (I used banana, kiwi, grapes, pomegranate arils, apple, and mango)
• For serving: (optional)
• Fruits of your choice
• Candied fruits
• Rose syrup, optional
• NOTE: Some ingredients can be replaced with their vegan counterparts.

Instructions

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   --- How to make Sago Fruit Custard ---

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   Add sago pearls to a mixing bowl. Now add 1.5 cups of water and stir well. Keep the bowl aside, soak for about 2-3 hours.

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   In a small bowl, add 2 tablespoons custard powder and 1/2 cup milk. Mix well until combined. Make sure there are no lumps in the mixture. Keep it aside.

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   In a heavy bottom pan, add 3 cups of milk along with saffron strands. Stir it well.

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   After that, discard the excess water from the soaked sago pearls and add them to the pan. Stir continuously and cook it on medium heat for 5-6 minutes.

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   After that, add vanilla paste and mix again. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until sago pearls is cooked completely.

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   Add sugar and mix again. Let it cook until the sugar dissolves completely. After that, add chopped almonds, chopped cashews and mix well.

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   Now turn the heat to low. Stir the custard mixture and add it to the pan. Mix well, and cook for 3-4 minutes or until it starts to thicken. Keep stirring continuously to prevent it from turning lumpy and sticking to the pan. At this point, you can add more milk if it seems too thick.

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   Add cardamom powder, rose water, and mix well. Cook for 1 more minute and turn off the heat.

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    Transfer sago custard to a large mixing bowl and let it cool down completely at room temperature. After that, chill it for 3-4 hours.

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    Remove the sago custard from the refrigerator and add chilled fruits to the custard. Mix everything well until combined.

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    To assemble sago fruit custard, add 1-2 tablespoons of fruits to a serving dish. Then fill the serving dish, with sago fruit custard.

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    Top it with sliced grapes, pomegranate arils, candied fruits. You can also drizzle with rose syrup.

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    Serve sago fruit custard chilled as an after-meal dessert.

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    NOTE: Watch the recipe video to learn how to perform these cooking steps.

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    --- ENJOY THIS RECIPE ---

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    ENJOY THIS RECIPE.