Sri Lankan Wattalappam
A spiced coconut-milk and palm-sugar custard, baked in a water bath and finished with cashews.
This version of wattalappam, a Sri Lankan dessert, combines eggs, coconut milk, cream and palm sugar with cardamom, nutmeg, clove and rose water. It is baked in a water bath in small moulds and cooled before serving.
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Method
- 01
Dissolve the sugar
Heat the palm sugar with the 100 ml of water, stirring until it dissolves and forms a syrup.
Ready to continue when: The sugar has dissolved and the mixture looks syrupy.
7 min - 02
Flavour the mixture
Stir in the cardamom, nutmeg, clove and rose water. Add the coconut milk and cream, then mix until combined.
Ready to continue when: The spices are distributed and the mixture looks uniform.
- 03
Add the eggs
Beat the eggs and gradually pour them into the sugar and coconut mixture, stirring to combine. Strain the mixture.
Ready to continue when: The mixture is uniform, with no visible unincorporated egg.
- 04
Bake in a water bath
Preheat the oven to 150 °C. Divide the mixture among 10 small moulds and set them in a baking dish. Add water until it reaches about three-quarters of the moulds, then bake.
Temperature: 150 °C / 302 °FReady to continue when: The custard is golden and the centre appears set when checked with a toothpick.
45 min - 05
Cool and garnish
Remove the moulds from the oven and let the custard cool completely, about 40 minutes. Top with the chopped cashews before serving.
Ready to continue when: The moulds are completely cool and the cashews are scattered over the top.
40 min
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