For this eggless biscuit-based pudding recipe, firstly whisk 100 ml chilled milk with custard powder and cocoa powder in a small bowl, until there are no lumps. Set aside.
Next heat 400 ml milk in a saucepan.
Once the milk comes to a boil, add the sugar.
Once the sugar dissolves, pour in the milk-cocoa-custard powder mixture.
Simmer over low heat for 1-2 minutes. Then blend in cream. Once it starts to thicken, turn the heat off and set aside.
Next heat one-fourth cup water and add a teaspoon of instant coffee to it. Stir till the powder dissolves completely. Keep aside.
Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan and add the cashew nuts. Fry to a golden brown. Remove onto a plate and allow to cool. Chop the cashews into little bits and keep aside.
Place 5 Marie Biscuits in a mixie jar and coarse grind. Remove the biscuit crumbs onto a plate and keep aside.
Now take a glass dish and pour a little chocolate custard into the dish.
Then dip the biscuits in the coffee mixture and arrange them over the custard layer.
Again pour chocolate custard cream over the biscuits.
Now sprinkle the crushed Marie biscuits over the custard.
Spread roasted cashews over the biscuit crumbs.
Repeat the same process – place coffee-dipped biscuits, then layer with the chocolate custard, sprinkle crushed biscuits and top with roasted cashews.
For the last layer, arrange the remaining dipped biscuits, pour the remaining custard over the biscuits and sprinkle the remaining biscuits crumbs over the custard layer.
Now shave some chocolate over the biscuit crumbs layer. Then sprinkle the remaining roasted cashews over the grated chocolate.
Cover with cling film and allow the pudding to set in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
Serve chilled Chocolate Biscuit Pudding with whipped cream