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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nipponnin
Super cute pics! The refreshing pudding I want to have right away! Congratulations to your brother!
Kristi Rimkus
Congratulations to your brother! Weddings are so fun, and when it's family, they're even better. I adore lemon and pudding, so when I saw this recipe, I just had to stop by and tell you how wonderful it looks.
Eva
It looks so wonderful, what a beautiful and vibrant yellow! I feel like I can smell the sweet lemon smell just by looking at the photo. Sounds delicious!
vanamala
Sounds yummy....very nice food site...
reese@SeasonwithSpic
This is one sweet way to begin the celebration for your brother's big day! Your excitement and joy for your brother is definitely heart-felt. Have a fabulous time with the family, Kankana!
Vijitha Shyam
Aw, this was so bloody yummy. Such a refreshing dessert for sure. You have a lovely time girlie. Best wishes to S & P. Come back soon. We will misshhh you Kannnana aunty! 😉
Arch
That pudding looks amazing ! And I can imagine how much fun you will have there. I totally enjoyed my brother's wedding. Have fun Kankana and happy birthday and happy anniversary in advance...have a super time and come back soon with some delicious recipes 🙂
Kiran
Perfect lemon pudding! Enjoy at your brother's wedding and revel in the memories of all 🙂
Terris | Free Eats
Your photography just makes me want to grab a spoon and eat this! It looks so light and refreshing. Beautiful!
Colette @ JFF!
This would be killer good with fresh blueberries, no?
Sylvie @ GitK
So much to celebrate, a wedding, birthday and anniversary! Enjoy!
IshitaUnblogged
Kankana, beautiful cake and amazing photography as usual:) Wishing the both of you a very Happy Anniversary in advance and a lot of good wishes to your li'l Bro and his to-be wife! I am very close to my brother, so can almost feel what you are feeling. Enjoy, have fun - hope you can click amazing pictures of a Bengali wedding and share it on your blog.
BTW, I made a post on Luchi mentioning you and taking the entire title from our conversation - ‘If Bruschetta remains Bruschetta and Crostata remains Crostata, then Phulko Luchi should be nothing else but be called Phulko Luchi!’ Do hop in when you have some time.
Enjoy a lot:)
Abbe@ThisIsHowICook
Lemons! They are gorgeous and delicious. Just like that wedding will be. Have fun.
Kate@Diethood
I LOVE Indian weddings!! Big, fun, colorful, delicious! Have a great time!! I'm sure you will enjoy yourself with friends and family.
This lemon pudding is so lovely, and your photos are damn gorgeous!
pavithra
My wishes to your brother and his life partner. I can think how happy you must be now.. yes soon I will be in this situation and I am waiting for that day. Enjoy enjoy to the fullest. Advance Happy anniversary Kankana dear. Wonderful and bright post !!!! Anything citrusy I am in....love and yumm 🙂
Soma
My bestest wishes to your brother and to be wife!! Go have fun and enjoy. I can imagine and just imagine how much fun and laughter there is going to be.
this is lip smacking good. Anything with citrus makes me drool. a pretty sunshine post.
Charul
Beautiful recipes and amazing pictures Kankana!! I have been following lots of food blogs for a while now and I felt bad that it took me so long to find this one. One of the best blog I've ever seen. Love your pictures and the site layout..simple and pleasing. 🙂
nisha
Not a big fan of citrussy desserts..but couldnt refuse appreciating the beauty of the pictures 🙂
Mallika
Congrats on your brother’s wedding! Sure, it calls for celebration. Your lemon puds look spectacular!
Susan
This recipe looks and sounds delicious! Thank you so much for sharing it. Ypur photos are also so beautiful! Keep up the good work. O, and have fun at the wedding!