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Fruit custard recipe | fruit salad | fruit salad with instant premix

Author Nehas Cook Book
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Freezing time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes
Course Dessert, Indian sweets
Cuisine Indian
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
 

For fruit custard premix

  • ½ cup or 60 grm corn flour
  • ½ cup or 60 grm milk powder
  • 1 cup or 250 grm sugar
  • ½ tsp vanilla essence
  • ½ tsp yellow food colour

For fruit custard

  • 1 litre milk
  • 100 grm or ¾ cup fruit custard premix
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder
  • ¼ cup fresh malai
  • ½ cup chopped apple
  • ¼ cup black grapes
  • ¼ cup green grapes
  • ½ cup chopped chickoo
  • ½ cup chopped banana
  • ¼ cup pomegranate seeds
  • Garnish with almon slits and pistachio slits

Instructions

Making Fruit Custard Premix

  • In a mixer jar, add ½ cup (60g) cornflour, ½ cup (60g) milk powder, 1 cup (250g) sugar, ½ tsp vanilla essence, and ½ tsp yellow food color, then grind it well.
  • Your fruit custard premix is ready. Store it in an airtight container.

Making Fruit Custard

  • In a pan, add 1 liter of milk. Take 2-3 ladles of milk in a separate bowl. Bring the remaining milk to a boil over high heat.
  • Once the milk starts boiling, reduce the heat to medium. Stir occasionally and let it boil for 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, add 100g (¾ cup) of the fruit custard premix to the chilled milk and mix well until no lumps remain.
  • Add the prepared premix mixture to the boiling milk and mix well.
  • Stir continuously for about 8-9 minutes until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon.
  • Turn off the heat and add ½ tsp cardamom powder. Let the mixture cool to room temperature.
  • Once cooled, add ¼ cup fresh malai and mix well.
  • Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
  • At the time of serving, add ½ cup chopped apple, ¼ cup black grapes, ¼ cup green grapes, ½ cup chopped chikoo, ½ cup chopped banana, and ¼ cup pomegranate seeds. Mix well.
  • Garnish with pistachio and almond slivers. Serve chilled.

Notes

For fruit custard premix
  • The proportion of cornflour and milk powder should be equal.
  • Milk powder adds creaminess to fruit salad.
  • Cornflour thickens the fruit salad.
  • In an airtight container, the fruit salad premix stays good for 6 months in the refrigerator.
For fruit custard
  • Boil milk for 5 minutes on medium flame to evaporate the water and slightly thicken the milk.
  • Add premix to cold milk to prevent lumps. 100 grams of premix is perfect for 1 liter of milk.
  • The addition of fresh malai gives a creamy texture and enhances the taste of the fruit custard
  • Fruit custard taste great when it is serve chilled.