Double Chocolate Pudding

This is a very easy dessert which you can make at short notice. It's very chocolatey and yummy! Also useful when you want to make dessert only for two people and you don't want to have leftovers. You can scale it up depending on how many people you have, the quantities mentioned below are for 2 people. This recipe contains alcohol, though if you don't drink you can leave it out.

Ingredients

• Sugar -1/3 cup
• Salt - a pinch
• Cocoa powder - 2tbsp
• Corn flour - 4 tsps
• Whole milk - 1 cup
• Bittersweet chocolate chopped - 1tbsp
• Vanilla essence- 1tsp
• Rum/Whisky - 1tbsp

Method

1. Mix sugar, cocoa, corn flour & salt in a heavy saucepan.
2. Gradually add half the milk, whisking until the mixture is smooth.
3. Whisk in the remaining milk.
4. Continue whisking over medium heat until pudding thickens and comes to boil, will take about 5 mins.
5. Continue to boil for a minute longer whisking constantly.
6. Remove pudding from heat.
7. Add chopped chocolate pieces and vanilla essence. Mix until the chocolate melts and pudding is smooth.
8. Add 1 tbsp of rum/whisky.
9. Divide between 2 dessert bowls.
10. Cool pudding in freezer for 20 mins and serve. Alternately you can put it in the fridge if you are making it well in advance.