As far as you imagine, you can create wonders within your own kitchens. An odd-looking fruit, the Custard Apple can be turned out into an amazing dessert, that is the custard apple kheer
This kheer does not contain rice but pulp of custard apple/sharifa/sitaphl. The fruit pulp is added to the milk when it gets thickened after boiling for some time. Cooking for longer time results in losing the flavour and nutrition. Its earthy yet fruity flavour is to die for; persuading you to make it quite often
This yummy kheer does not contain any grain so can be eaten during fasting too. I do not add much sugar as the ripe custard apples are too sweet to have natural sugars
Deseeding the pulp is undoubtedly a task but the end result is so amazing that it would overpower the hard work soon
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| Custard Apple Kheer |
Course – Dessert/ Traditional Indian Dessert
Cuisine – Indian
Prep Time – 20 Min
Cook Time – 40 Min
Total Time – 60 Min
Yield – 4 Servings
Author – Bharti Dhawan
Ingredients
1- Full cream milk – 1 lt.
2- Custard Apples/Sharifas/Sitafal – 500 gms.(fully ripe)
3- Sugar – 2 tablespoons or to taste
4- Green cardamom powder – 1 teaspoon
METHOD –
1- A fully ripe fruit is too soft to open in halves by just pressing it with hands. It contains several seeds which are covered with soft pulp. Scoop out the pulp with a spoon and deseed by just squeezing the pulp with the thumb and two fingers
