Agar Agar is a vegetarian gelatin substitute produced from a variety of seaweed vegetation. This is a very simple pudding using China grass (Agar Agar) & milk and is often made during Ramadhan to quench the body heat produced by fasting. Moroever, it makes a great light and tasty dessert. China grass can be found in any Asian store – It looks like colorless hay and is also sold as flakes.
Ingredients:
- 10 gms China grass / dried agar agar / Ceylon moss
- warm water to soak china grass
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4- 6 drops green food color (or color of your choice)
Preparation:
- Soak the china grass in warm water.
- Transfer to a non stick pan and bring china grass and the water to a boil. Reduce heat and keep stirring till the China grass dissolves completely.
- Add the milk , sugar, vanilla and food color , mix well and bring to a boil.
- Remove from heat immediately and pour into a flat dish or into individual moulds.
- Let it set at room temperature and then chill.
- Cut into square or diamond shapes and serve. If using a mould, carefully invert the pudding onto a serving plate and serve.
