Sago & Coconut Pudding

Recipe Ingredients:

1/2 fresh coconut

225 ml water

850 ml milk

85 gm sugar

25 gm raisins

55 gm sago

seeds from 6-8 cardamom pods

25 gm almond flakes (for garnish)

How to Prepare:

To prepare the coconut milk, remove the flesh from the coconut half-shell and grate it. Place in a food processor or blender, add water and process untill smooth. Strain through a sieve into a jug, pressing down on the coconut with the back of a wooden spoon. Discard the contents of the sieve and reserve the coconut milk.

Bring the 850 ml milk to boil in a large heavy-base vessel and continue to boil untill it has reduced to 600 ml. Reduce the heat, add sugar and stir untill dissolved. Stir in raisins and sago. Simmer gently for 6-8 minutes, or untill sago is cooked.

Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in coconut milk and cardamom seeds, then pour into individual serving dishes. Sprinkle with the almonds and leave to cool before serving.