Bread Pudding / Bread Kinnathappam

          
          Kinnathappam  is a very popular traditional dessert of Kerala & TamilNadu..."Kinnam" means plate & "appam" here means the pudding....so its a type of steamed sweet pudding prepared in plate or vessel...It's mostly enjoyed by the Muslim population & its ingredients just keep varying..

          Here, i have bread as the main ingredient & it takes much less effort & time to prepare than the original kinnathappam (really tedious..but worth the effort...)....This recipe of mine results in a  really delicate, soft, slightly wiggly, mouthwatering delicacy which tastes so good just melting your taste buds...Its a dessert  made from a few common kitchen ingredients....& designed with nuts & raisins which are drizzled with honey....!!

Ingredients

1.Bread slices-8
2.Egg-1
3.Coconut milk/Milk-3/4 cup
4.Sugar-4 to 5 tbsp (if its sweet bread you will need only less)
5.Vanilla essence-1/2 tsp
6.Rice powder- 1 tbsp (optional)
7.Cashew nuts-6-7(slit them into 2 halves)
8.Raisins-1 tbsp
9.Honey-1 tsp

Preparation (of batter)

~Slice the crusts (brown sides) off the bread pieces.

~Crack an egg into the blender.
~Shred the bread pieces into the blender.
~Now pour the milk on top of the bread pieces to the blender along with sugar,rice powder & vanilla essence.
~Can use coconut milk or normal milk or a mixture of both..but not more than 3/4 cup..the pudding will become loose if more..
~Now blend them into a smooth paste & keep aside.

Preparation (of pudding)

~Can cook this pudding in pressure cooker or an idli cooker.(similar results)
~In pressure cooker..you have to use a vessel & if in an idli cooker use a thali(a steel plate with sides looking like a tray)

~Pour water in the idli cooker or pressure cooker.(steam cooking)

~Place a steel plate/ lid / small steel vessel inside the cooker.(any one)
~Pour 1 tsp ghee into the steel plate or vessel in which your going to cook the pudding.
~Heat this plate for 1min & swirl the ghee to all sides of the plate.

~Place this plate/vessel which is already heated carefully into the cooker.
~Now the pour the batter into the vessel.

~Water should not reach more than half of the vessel containing the mix...
~Make sure while boiling, the water wont get inside the mixture ...
~Also water should not get dried up..

~If using a pressure cooker,close it & no need to put the weight. 

~If using idli cooker you can cover it.
~It takes 20- 25 mins....for the pudding to get cooked....after 10 mins of cooking, just decorate the pudding if wish..

Preparation (of decoration) 

~Heat 1/2 tsp of ghee/oil in a saucepan.
~Roast nuts & raisins for 2 mins in medium flame.
~Pour honey to this nuts combination & mix well & off the flame.

~Cook the pudding for 10 mins in high flame..
~Reduce the flame till you decorate it..
~Now open the cooker (whichever it is) & place each nuts & raisins with a gentle press with your spoon in a decorative way(your taste) on the pudding .

~Close the lid & increase the flame.
~Cook for 10-15 mins more..Open & check in between whether its cooked.
~Once cooked, off the flame, open the lid & let it cool. 
~When cooled, remove the vessel & slice it (needs little care)& serve..

Easy, yummy & a perfect mouth-melting pudding is readyy  !!! 

Every bite would be satisfying...My guarantee...!! 

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Linking to : Preethi's Let's Party- Fest Celebrations- Diwali & Surabhi's My Cookbook. 

 

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