Eggless Flan with Caramel sauce for Valentine's Day

Ever since Amy extended the deadline for the agar agar contest, I had been meaning to make this dish.
But life happened, and then it was V-Day time, so I decided to combine both events with one dish.

Eggless Flan

Because  my daughter loves this flan, I let her garnish her portion. This is what she came up with:

Eggless Flan with Caramel Sauce

 Anybody else think that this looks like a crime scene where some psychopath murdered poor Mr.Teddy and streaked his blood all around?

After seeing that, I decided to just top my portion with the sauce:

Ingredients:

• evaporated milk, unsweetened - 3 cups
• agar agar / china grass, powdered - 2 tbsp
• salt - just a pinch
• brown sugar - 1 tbsp
• caramel sauce, for garnish

Method:

1. In a bowl, take 2 tbsps of the evaporated milk and mix the agar agar , brown sugar and salt well.
2. Heat the remaining evaporated milk in a heavy bottomed sauce pan, until thoroughly warm.
3. Now, pour the agar agar mixture in and stir to combine.
4. Bring this to a boil and let it stay at a rolling boil for 1 minute. 
5. Pour this mixture into moulds and let it cool on the counter top. 
6. When moulds are cool to the touch, refrigerate for 3-4 hours.
7. To unmold, keep the mold in a bowl of warm water for about a minute. Then, run a butter knife around the edges of the flan. With a plate on top, invert the assembly in one fluid motion.
8. Garnish with caramel sauce and serve.

Notes:

1. The mixture from step 1 needs to be lump-free. Run it through a sieve, if needed.
2. Boiling the mixture long enough is pivotal to the gelling process.
3. If you are using agar agar flakes (like I did), powder it in the mixer before proceeding with the recipe.

Linking to  ‘Agar Agar Recipe contest sponsored by Marine Chemicals , Kochi. www.indiaagar.com hosted at Food Corner’

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