Cookbook:Watalappam (Sri Lankan Coconut Custard)

Watalappam (Sri Lankan Coconut Custard)
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Watalappam is a Sri Lankan coconut custard.

Ingredients

• 2 cups of thick coconut milk
• ½ lb. of brown sugar (or jaggery)
• 4 eggs
• A pinch of ground cardamom (optional)
• 3 cloves (optional)
• 12 cashews

Procedure

1. Beat the eggs in a mixer. Add the milk, brown sugar, cardamom and cloves to the beaten eggs. Mix well. Add the mixture into a pot and steam for 20 minutes. Add the cashews.
2. Alternatively, the mixture can be poured into multiple small aluminum baking foils and then steamed for about 5–10 minutes.

Variations

• One can also vary or enhance the aroma and flavour by adding thick pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius) juice or vanilla pod gratings.