Weekend delight: Coffee Pudding to bust the stress

Coffee Pudding–this is a special dessert you will relish on weekends and everyday.

Cooking on weekends is a therapy to soothe jangled nerves, cure boredom and anxiety. It encourages creativity and is a great stress buster. Cook for yourself and your loved ones and get nurtured by their appreciation. Mix few ingredients to create this delicious Coffee Pudding this weekend and have a great time.

Serves: 8; Preparation time: 30 minutes

Ingredients for Coffee Pudding

Milk                                   8 cups

Custard powder               3 tbsp

Sugar                                  5 tbsp

Bread                                  8 slices (preferably a day old)

Coffee powder                  2 tbsp

Chocolate curls                 for garnishing

How to make Coffee Pudding

1. Add little cold milk to custard powder and make a smooth paste.
2. Heat rest of milk in a thick bottomed pan.
3. When milk comes to a boil, add custard paste in it. Keep stirring continuously.
4. Cook till it thickens to coat a spoon.
5. Add sugar and mix well. Turn off flame.
6. Remove the edges of the bread slices and crumble them to form fine crumbs.
7. In a clear bowl, put a layer of bread crumbs in the bottom.
8. Put a layer of custard over it.
9. Put another layer of bread crumbs and sprinkle little sugar liberally.
10. Sprinkle coffee powder over bread crumbs to form a thin layer.
11. Pour custard to cover the top layer till the bowl is full.
12. Garnish with coffee powder and chocolate curls.

Cooking makes one feel better about life as it involves a lot of creativity and offers immediate gratification.