Fruit Salad With Custard

As we are in the month of Ramadhan, it actually gives us a new routine to follow till Eid arrives. Standing for the special night prayer called Taraweeh and reciting vithriya shareef and then attending religious lectures after that. It becomes very late to sleep and then waking up at around 4 am. Well, this whole month is the time for late dinners and light meal at sahar (jus before the dawn) and then the whole day, we have to abstain from eating, drinking and other worldly pleasures. And at the time of sunset, there comes the waqt to break the fast, where it is likely the time to feast. So with this routine, obviously most of us will give importance for food. Of course eating good food is important so that we will retain our energy level throughout the day. Usually at my home, Iftar table is served with kanji, vadas, and variety of fruits. Here like kanji, fruits are also a must serve.. either as juice or salad or pudding or milk shake or simply as it is...

Today I made this fruit salad with custard. It is a simple and a delicious dessert with the creamy texture and crunchy chopped fruits with a dollop of ice cream. So I thought of sharing this yummy recipe with you all.

Ingredients

Fruits – 1 cup

Milk – 1½ cups

Custard powder (vanilla flavored) – 1½ tbsp

Sugar – 1 tbsp

Condensed milk – 2 tbsp

Vanilla ice cream (optional)

You can use any fruits as per your taste. Today I used apple, banana, mango, orange, mozambi, grapes and sprinkle of chopped dates.

I don’t like to use pineapple cos I feel its sour taste may spoil the dish.

Method

Chop the fruits into small cubes and keep it ready. In a small bowl, take custard powder and pour ¼ cup milk. Mix well without any lumps. Keep it aside.

Boil the remaining milk, then add the custard mixture, sugar and stir well. The milk will start thickening once the custard is cooked. So keep stirring continuously till it forms a creamy consistency. The custard will get thickened after chilled, so let the consistency be a bit runny.

Put the fruit in a large bowl and pour down the custard, condensed milk and mix well. Refrigerate till it become chilled. Fruit salad is ready.

Serving Options

Sprinkle pomegranate or chopped dates and nuts or serve with ice cream or with jelly or simply as it is.

Here I served with a scoop of Vanilla ice cream and a mango piece to top it.

Happy Eating...!