In this recipe post, I’ll share how to prepare agar agar fruit pudding.
Jelly Fruit Pudding is a vegetarian fresh fruit cake made with agar agar. The cake is burst of flavours , looks beautiful and is very mild and light dessert. You can use the fruits of your choice. I have used pomegranate, green grapes,strawberry, dragon fruit.
What is Agar Agar ?
Agar-agar is a vegetarian substitute for gelatin which is tasteless , transparent and is used to solidify custards, jelly and many other desserts . Unlike gelatin, agar-agar does not melt easily but remains solid below 50 degrees C.
Agar Agar has different names in different countries.
Now lets check out the recipe. I am sharing my Youtube video here so it would be easy for you to follow.
Ingredients Required
- Agar Agar Powder – 2tbsp or 20gms china grass
- Fruits of ur choice
- Sugar – 1/4 cup
- Water-1/2 litre
Preparation
- Add 20gms china grass in to a bowl
- Add water and let rest for 30mins
- Meanwhile cut fruits of your choice
- 30mins later add china grass bowl on the stove and cook till it is watery fro 4 to 5mins in low heat
- For sugar syrup add 1/2 cup water and 1/4th cup sugar, add agar agar
- Cook till sugar is dissolved completely
- Let it cool for 10mins
- Take a cake mould, add little syrup as a layer
- Now add fruits chopped
- Now on the top add some more syrup and leave it for 1hr
- 1hr later add sugar syrup into a bowl and add a pinch of food colour and mix
- Add that syrup as a layer
- Chill for 4hrs or till it is set
- Demould it and cut into pieces