Boil fresh milk,it should be lukewarm when used.I hv used tubepan,you can use any round mould.Iam cooking it without oven. It can be done in oven as well.

Out of 1 cup sugar,take 1/4 cup sugar in tubepan,distribute evenly & keep on low flame to melt sugar & make caramel do not increase heat.it will take time but sugar should only be melted & not burned.it will yield golden beautiful colour

Beat eggs with remaining sugar till all sugar dissolve in eggs nicely.

Now add warm milk in sugar egg mixture.& mix well.add cardamom powder.you can replace it with vanila essance.I hv added chop pistachio for flavour & colour.you can add any nuts of your choice or omit it.

Put one big pot half filled with water with a dishstand inside.and keep on medium flame.now the sugar has all melted in tubepan. Pour the milk mixture in tubepan. Place the pan inside big pot over dishstand.

The water level in pot should reach half of the tubepan.cook at medium flame for 30 min.then lowers the flame & keep cooking till the cream caramel sets in pan.water in big pot evaporates with time so keep adding water in pot.maintaining the water level to half of tubepan.the top of caramel starts setting as it cook.you can touch with hand & check it's texture after 1 hr or so. Do not cover the pot.it will add moisture in caramel.

After 2-3 hr at low flame,when caramel has set.let it cool at room temperature first then keep in fridge.choose a deep bowl or platter to dishout caramel.turn tubepan upside down & it will out of pan in dish.