Milk Pudding with regular milk/ Instant Kharwas/Posu/Ginnu/Junnu

Ingredients

Whole Milk/ Full fat milk (1 cup+ 2 tbsp)(Room temperature)

Strained Yogurt (5 tbsp)

Milk Powder (6 tbsp/50 gm)

Sugar ( 5 tbsp/90 gram)

Black cardamom (3-4)/Green Cardamom (1)

Saffron threads (a few)

Oil for greasing the bowl

Water for steaming

Method

  1. Soak most of the saffron threads in 2 tbsp warm milk.
  2. Mix together 1 cup milk, and sugar. Blend well.
  3. Add strained yogurt, ½ tsp cardamom powder and milk powder.
  4. Add soaked saffron threads with milk. Mix with a spoon.
  5. Transfer the mix to a greased bowl.
  6. Sprinkle ½ tsp cardamom powder and remaining saffron threads.
  7. Heat water in a steamer.
  8. Place the bowl with mix in the steamer, a little above the water level.
  9. Steam at high for 20 minutes. Keep a watch till done (mine got done in 30 minutes)
  10. Kharwas is ready when the edges are a little raised (look cooked). On inserting a wet knife in the center, there might be little residue on the knife (its normal)
  11. Set to firm in the refrigerator for a few hours.

Cut into pieces and enjoy chilled!

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