Lagan nu Custard (from cookbook)
by Rita Jamshed Kapadia
Lagan nu Custard is made with eggs and is delicious!
Recipe from my mother Parin Homi Munshi. More recipes in cookbook. Order HERE.
Ingredients
6 cups milk or 3 cups heavy cream
1 slice bread
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla essence OR 1 tsp Rose Essence
3 tsp Charoli nuts Garnish (or garnished with almonds, pistachios – your choice)
Method
Boil the milk, on slow heat, till two-third is left. Let it cool. Avoid this step if using heavy cream.
Mix in a blender the cold milk or cream, sugar, eggs, bread slice and vanilla essence.
Put in baking dish and mix in Charoli nuts and/or Pistachios and Almonds.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 50 minutes.
The top should be golden brown.
Cut into rectangles and serve at room temperature. This custard can be made ahead and refrigerated for a week.
Parizad Sethna
Jan 1, 2015, 2:30 amWhat should be right way of making it in the microwave?
Rita
Jan 1, 2015, 9:17 amHi Parizad, I have not tried lagan nu custard in the microwave ever!
I will look out for this method. Have you ever made custard in the microwave ? If so, do let us all know how to make it. I suppose you could use a blow-torch to caramelize the top after making it in the microwave. 🙂
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Jun 6, 2018, 3:50 pmWhat a delicious custard this is Rita! I am saving this recipe to make soon.
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Aug 8, 2018, 2:27 amPlease give recipe of “Aatheli murghi or Gos” as it is not available in any cook book. Darayus Kavarana
Rita
Aug 8, 2018, 10:10 amDarayus, We will publish it soon. Look for the post.
Glad to oblige,
Rita
Rita
Aug 8, 2018, 10:31 amAatheli murghi or Gos has been posted. Enjoy cooking.
Rita
Oct 10, 2018, 8:28 amGlad to oblige. It is online now (do a search pls)
Rita
Oct 10, 2018, 8:29 amOnline now – enjoy. Pls do a search for it.
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Aug 8, 2019, 4:08 pmI love it! It’s like my bread pudding only instead of the bread being in chunks it’s distributed throughout! Beautiful!
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Mar 3, 2022, 3:11 amCan it be cooked on slow gas flame
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Mar 3, 2022, 9:31 amCustard is usually baked as in the recipe, however it can be cooked in a pressure cooker container and steamed (on a low flame).
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