People say my little brother and I look alike. We are not twins, just one year apart. He is taller than me, has a smart brain, doesn’t talk much and at times, he is very shy. Just like other siblings, we had our moments of cheerfulness, enjoyment, roughness and fights. I still remember the time when our youngest uncle was getting married. We cousins were playing around, making noises, dancing to loud music while my brother was helping dad and my other uncles arranging things for the wedding. He was always the more responsible one and now, in less than a month, my little brother is getting married. He is stepping into another stage of life and I am certain he and his lovely wife would make it a beautiful one.
My tickets are booked, bags are packed and in two days, I would be flying off to home. This time, I have to be the responsible one by helping Mom in shopping, Dad in planning and my brother in whatever he needs from me. Here is the fun part about the wedding date. It’s on my birthday (no kidding)! You can’t see my face now, but I grin really wide every time I share the news.
Indian weddings are always the big fat kind, where the celebration starts few weeks in advance. We eat a lot of sweets, we laugh non-stop and crack silly jokes in between gift-packing and assembling things. Everyone is dressed in traditional attire, with jewelry and makeup, enjoying, singing or shaking their hips to some latest Bollywood tunes. It gets pretty crazy especially when the cousins, uncle and aunties get together under one roof.
So if you don’t see me around for a next few weeks, you will know why! And since it’s a tradition to share good news with something sweet, I have this creamy comforting lemon pudding for you. I made this for us as an advanced anniversary treat. Very soon, we would complete 3 years and we will be blowing kisses to each other over the Skype. Sad, I know! I will miss him so much, but I am glad he would join the wedding fun, even if a little late.
I found the Lemon pudding recipe on Pinterest, which lead me to Jenn’s blog and a beautiful moment with her Grandma. It’s probably the yummiest lemon pudding we ever had. I needed to save it in my blog for future and I had to pass it on to you lovely foodies. It had a beautiful balance of tanginess and creaminess that can please any palate. I might bake the pudding once again, probably sometime next week, in my mom’s kitchen. I think they all would relish the bowl of sunshine as much as we both did.
Lemon Pudding
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (kept at room temperature)
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs (separated (egg yolk in one bowl and egg white in another bowl))
- 1 cup milk
- zest of 2 lemons
- juice of 2 lemons
- powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk sugar with butter until it’s creamy.
- Add egg yolk to the bowl and beat until it’s smooth.
- In a separate bowl, mix the dry ingredients - flour, baking powder and salt.
- Mix dry ingredients into the egg yolk bowl and whisk.
- Add lemon juice, lemon zest and milk. Whisk again.
- Pre heat the oven to 325F and boil a pan of water.
- While that’s happening, whisk egg white until it foams a soft peak.
- Pour beaten egg white to the egg yolk bowl. Using a spatula, very carefully fold the beaten egg whites until it’s all mixed together.
- Pour the mixture in separate ramekin bowls and place bowls on a baking pan. Pour hot water on the baking pan carefully until it comes half way up the ramekin bowls.
- Place baking pan in the oven and bake it for 30 minutes or until it’s set on top.
- Dust some powdered sugar and serve warm or cold.
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Sarvani
Kankana.. My mother has been after me forever to make this dessert... she has fond memories of this dessert as a newly wed when one of her first friends in the new city used to make it!! Have fun back home!!
Ella-HomeCookingAdv
Great photos as always, you actually convinced me to try a lemon pudding even though I am not a big fan of too lemony:) desserts. Have a nice trip!
Nash at Plateful
Yayyy this is such exciting news -- so happy for you and your brother! Congrats and have great fun at the wedding! This is a very beautiful post, and I'm in love with your photos 🙂
Nami | JOC
Congratulations to your brother's wedding! You must be excited! My brother (2 year younger than me) is not married (still dating) and I cannot wait to go to his wedding! 😀 You must be so excited to go home and have a huge celebration. I love your lemon pudding recipe as well as your beautiful photography. You always remind me how important it is to have good photos to go with recipes because I always want to make it after I see your pictures. Have a safe trip home (if I don't get a chance to say so)!
Eva Toneva
How beautiful and delicious! Amazing photos again! 🙂
notyet100
I am bookmarking this,..gorgeous,..
Rosa
Mmmhhh, exquisite! Lemon pudding is a childhood classic which I've never stopped loving.
Congrats to your brother!
Cheers,
Rosa
Nandita
Congrats to your brother Kankana. Have a fun filled trip and don't forget to post the photographs. This lemon pudding looks so divine. I just loved deep yellow colour.
Prerna@IndianSimmer
Aww, what a sweet post! I could actually see S and his fiancee in each line. All best wishes to him. You go fast and come back running. We will be waiting for you because you know it would be SO tough to hold all the gossip for this long 🙂 But I am sure you are going to have a blast there babe. Just please do not scream and shout at people! 😀
Safe travels!
Rose/Magpies Recipes
Congrats to your brother K! Have a great time at home 🙂
I had bookmarked a similar lemon pudding cake to try and after seeing how gorgeous yours turned out, I can't wait to try it too 🙂
Gorgeous gorgeous pictures, sunshine in a bowl for sure!
Joyti
Congratulations to your brother! I am sure you'll enjoy the trip and the wedding - bring back lots of photos for your blogger-friends.
The lemon puddings look delicious. Love the light and spring-like tone of your (gorgeous, amazing...) photographs in this post, too.
Radhika@JustHomemade
Oh Kana! That's fabulous news... Congratulations! to your brother and warm wishes for a blissful wedded life...
Have fun!
The lemon pudding is gorgeous!
indugetscooking
Have a wonderful, wonderful time at home. I am almost jealous of you right now 🙂
Lovely pudding, and very cheerful pics.
Laura (Tutti Dolci)
This is so lovely, isn't lemon season the best? Have a wonderful time celebrating with your brother and family!
Reem | Simply Reem
Beautiful Post.. Your words just touch the deepest cord of my heart...
Wishing your brother and his would lovely wife a very happy and blessed life together in advance...
You gal have loads n loads of fun... I am sure you will be the most responsible and the best ever elder sister for your little brother...
Loads os luv n wishes to you my dearest friend!
B/W as always gorgeous recipe lovely pics! Love them.
Heather
On the same day as your birthday? Oh my. Sounds like this wedding will be something special. I do love the traditions and festivities that accompany an Indian ceremony. Have fun.
Jean
congrats to your brother and an early happy birthday to you! I've been lucky enough to attend the wedding of good Indian friends and I must say it was so fun. I loved the scene and all the colorful traditional attire. I don't exaggerate when I say I'd never seen so many beautiful people all in one room until their wedding. I can imagine how festive your brother's wedding will be. Love the pudding! 🙂
Grishma
Is there any other word to describe how much I love your photography??? Pick that word and imagine I said it..haha
Anyways girl you have loadsss of fun back home welcoming your bhabhi n take lotttsa pictures! Will be waiting for your post 🙂 Have a safe flight back home.
Deepa
I just want to dig in !! The color is pleasing to my eyes...
Enjoy your trip and all the fun marriage ceremonies offer...and we girls love shopping so I can imagine your thrill through this post...Ki porcho biye te?
Shema George
This pudding sounds very good...and your description has made my mouth water...Will try it out soon 🙂