MALVA PUDDING

MALVA PUDDING

Malva Pudding is a dessert of South African origin. It is a sweet pudding usually served hot. It is traditionally made with Apricot jam and has  a spongy caramelized texture. I wanted to try this pudding out for a long time and hence my quest for Apricot jam began. Some years ago such products were not available in Kolkata but now these are available quite easily. I got mine from Spencers. Here’s the recipe hope you like it  :)

INGREDIENTS:

For Pudding

• 2 Tbsp butter (room temperature)
• 3/4 Cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 Tbsp Apricot Jam
• 1 cup flour
• 1 Tsp baking powder
• 1 Tsp baking soda
• A pinch of salt (avoid this if you are using salted butted)
• 1/2 Cup milk
• ! Tsp Vinegar

For Sauce

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup full cream milk or cream
• ½ cup boiling water
• 2 1/2 Tbsp butter at room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla essence

 

PROCEDURE:

PUDDING

• Cream butter and sugar together, the butter should preferably be at room temperature. (i used a hand mixer) Now beat in the egg until light and fluffy, be careful do not over beat.

• 

  The Creamed Mixture

• Then mix the apricot jam. Do make sure that the jam is of a good quality.

• Dissolve the baking soda in the milk and keep aside.
• Now sift the flour together with baking powder, salt. Skip the baking powder if you are using self rising flour and skip the salt if you are using normal salted butter.
• Now alternately add the flour mix and the milk to the creamed mixture.
• Lastly add the vinegar to the mix.
• I used a Borosil ovenproof deep dish to bake the pudding.

The mixture in the ovenproof deep dish

• Preheat the oven. Bake the pudding at  160ºC for 40-45 mins or till done.

SAUCE:

• Bring the butter, sugar and water to the boil and simmer, stirring all the time for a few minutes.
• Now remove from the heat and then add the cream and the vanilla. If you are using milk then add the milk in the above mixture and cook for a few minutes till the sauce is a bit thick.
• Then poke holes in the pudding and pour the hot sauce all over it.
• Serve hot :)

MALVA PUDDING

The pudding was delicious. My family members were amazed and couldnot stop eating :) :)
(Hence the above pic since i didnot have any part left to take proper photos).

Do try this one, It involves a bit of an effort but  is absolutely divine and I promise to take better pics of the end product next time I make it :)


Adiós :)