Name: Wedding Custard (Parsi Lagan nu Custard)
Yield: Makes 12 squares
Ingredients: ½ cup ground almonds (blanched); One slice of plain soft white bread, broken into crumbs; 2 tsp vanilla extract; ½ cup grated or finely chopped pistachios; ½ cup sugar; One tin of condensed milk (7 oz/200 ml); One tin of evaporated milk (11 oz/325 ml); Pinch of salt; 2 tsp ground cardamom; 6 cups of whole milk; 6 lightly beaten eggs, sieved

Preparation info

Makes
12
squares

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Art of Parsi Cooking

By Niloufer Mavalvala

Published 2016

About

Traditionally, Parsi weddings are large events where all the elders of the community are invited, and the weeklong pre-wedding ceremonies are celebrated with close family and friends. Different menus are set for each ceremony and the finale is of course the Patra nu Bhonu or Wedding Feast!

Served on long tables and eaten on banana leaves, the Wedding Feast is a menu of 7 to 11 courses. This square of custard pudding, served at the end of it all, is much looked forward to. Prepared i