Sago pudding

Name: Sago pudding
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 litre full cream milk; 1/2 cup raw sago; 3/4-1 tin condensed milk; 1/4 tsp cardamom/elachi powder; 3 tblsp dessicated coconut (opt); Few drops rose essence; Almonds or pistachios to garnish; Canned guavascanned peaches, bananas, macerated strawberries

Azrah Essop @cook_17442593

A childhood favorite of mine. This dessert is best served with banana or canned guava pieces. But any dense fruit will work
Also goes great with strawberries.

Azrah Essop @cook_17442593

A childhood favorite of mine. This dessert is best served with banana or canned guava pieces. But any dense fruit will work
Also goes great with strawberries.

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Ingredients

1 litrefull cream milk
1/2 cupraw sago
3/4-1 tincondensed milk
1/4 tspcardamom/elachi powder
3 tblsp dessicated coconut (opt)
Few drops rose essence
Almonds or pistachios to garnish
Canned guavascanned peaches, bananas, macerated strawberries

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Steps

1

Boil milk and sago together on the stove. When the milk comes to a boil, lower to a simmer. Always stir, dont let it sit too long or it will catch at the bottom of the pot.
2

If you are adding sliced almonds, do them at this stage. I usually leave it out.
3

The sago must be translucent and cooked through. The mixture will thicken as it cooks and always check for the cooking of the sago. Maybe around 20mins till the sago is properly clear and tripled in size. When the sago is clear, turn off the heat for the milk mixture. Don't forget to always stir! Also remember that the sago will absorb more of the milk as it cools. If you see it's getting too thick, add half a cup of milk and mix well before you add the rest of the ingredients
4

Leave uncovered to cool and then whisk in dessert cream, condensed milk, elachi, coconut (optional), rose essence. Again, if you find it too thick, loosen it with half a cup of milk. This dessert musnt be too thick like rice pudding consistency.
5

Pour into serving dish. If using canned fruit, add them now and leave to chill. If using fresh banana, strawberries or kiwis, then add chopped pieces just before serving, when the mixture is already chilled. Serve and enjoy!