Jennifer Brennan

Bombay pudding

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4-6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Curries & Bugles: A Memoir and Cookbook of the British Raj
Curries & Bugles

By Jennifer Brennan

Published 1990

  • About

This was the version of an Indian semolina sweet produced by one of our cooks.

Ingredients

  • ½ lb/2 cups semolina
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 3 <

Method

  1. Roast the semolina in a heavy pan over moderate heat, shaking the pan slightly, until the grains are lightly browned. Transfer the semolina to another saucepan and add 1 pint of hot water. Bring it to a boil, stirring, and cook until the semolina is quite thick.
  2. Turn the semolina on to a buttered plate, let it cool slightly and then shape and smooth it into a f