With dragon fruits in season and because my mother and I like the fruit, we both decided to make a dessert using the fruit. So, here’s the recipe for the dragon fruit pudding that my mother made.

I had attempted to make a vegan red velvet cake using dragon fruit pulp as both an egg substitute as well as a source of natural red colouring but the cocoa powder in the batter simply overruled the rich red colour of the fruit. I will try the recipe once more with some adjustments and see if it works out.

My next post on the blog will be in October as I will be travelling and will not have access to my recipe base.

Dragon fruit pudding

Time taken: 5 mins

Serves 2

Ingredients:

• Dragon fruit – ½ cup, chopped
• Corn starch – 2 tbsp
• Water – ½ cup
• Sugar – 1 tbsp + 1 tsp
• Rose essence – few drops
• Lime juice – 1 tsp

Method:

1. Put the chopped dragon fruit and water in a sauce pan. Mash it coarsely with a spoon.
2. Add a few drops of rose essence to the pan and mix well.
3. Add the corn starch to the pan and stir.
4. Cook on low heat for about 3 minutes, stirring continuously. The mixture will start to thicken.
5. Remove from heat. Transfer the pudding to a bowl and let it cool.
6. Mix 1 tsp lime juice and 1 tsp sugar and drizzle on top.
7. The pudding can be served warm or chilled.

Recipe source: Raji Thillainathan.