Hazelnut Flan

When summer turned searing hot and humid in Bombay, we would eat chilled bowls of flan (we call it caramel pudding in India). Sometimes we made it from an instant mix, and sometimes we made it from scratch. Here I celebrate one of my favorite childhood desserts through flavors I’ve learned to love as I grew older. The bittersweet taste of caramelized sweet jaggery is offset by the creaminess of the flan and the aroma of hazelnuts. You have two options for this recipe, depending on the time