Wattalapan
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5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
Asian, Sri Lankan
Wattalapan
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Wattalapan, one of the most popular desserts of Sri Lanka, is a sort of relatively dense flan with an incredibly silky texture, whose scents reflect the exoticism and cultural blend of this island.
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Ingredients
- 4 oz. palm sugar , grated
- 1 cup thick coconut milk
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 eggs
- 1 oz. cashew nuts , roasted unsalted, halved or crushed
Material
- 4 (7 oz.) ramekins
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300F/150C.
- In a saucepan, add the palm sugar, coconut milk, spices and vanilla.
- Heat the pan on low heat, and stir for 5 minutes, until the sugar dissolves.
- Reserve and let cool, stirring occasionally.
- When the mixture is lukewarm, break the eggs in a large salad bowl and whisk until they are pale and creamy.
- Gradually add the coconut milk mixture and whisk for 2 minutes.
- Filter the mixture through a fine sieve.
- Divide the dish into 4 ramekins and place in a large, shallow oven dish.
- Fill this dish with boiling water to get to the middle of the ramekins.
- Bake in a bain-marie (water bath) for 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle half of the cashews and cook for another 10 minutes.
- Remove the ramekins from the bain-marie and allow to cool.
- Refrigerate for 3 hours before tasting.
- Sprinkle each ramekin with the remaining cashews just before serving.
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