Chia seeds Pudding with Chikoo !

It is been quite a while, I have posted any recipe..just held up with some work & tada..came back with a simple, delicious & healthy..easy..quick recipe for you all, and also this recipe is a perfect cooler for your body as the summer is going to visit us very soon ….. Hurrah…Lets Jump in to the recipe of,

" Chia seeds Pudding " with Chikoo (Sapota / Sapodilla) for that matter you can use any fruit of your choice !

Talking about the Chia seeds, these are very similar & belong to the same family of Basil seeds / Sabja seeds that we use for the summer drink in India. I remember my mother making sweet drink with sabja / basil seeds in the summer evenings !

Chia seeds pudding

Ingredients :

Chia seeds - 2 table spoons

Water - about 3/4 cup to soak the chia seeds

Milk - 1 cup

Sugar - 2 table spoons

Sapodilla / Sapota / Chikoo / Chiku - 2

Preparation:

- Chia seeds / basil seeds / Sabja seeds , soak them in about 3/4 th cup of water for 3 to 4 hours preferably over night.

Chia seeds

- You can see the well soaked / puffed up chia seeds after 3 to 4 hours / over night.

Soaked Chia seeds

- Boil the milk with sugar until milk becomes 3/4th of the original quantity.

- Remove the excess water from the chia seeds, or better you soak them just in 1/2 cup of water (Don't leave too much water along with soaked chia seeds).

- Add the boiled milk to the chia seeds & stir well.

Chia seeds pudding

- Adjust the sugar.

Chia seeds pudding

- Once the mix comes to room temparature, keep this chia seeds & milk mixture in the freezer for 15 to 20 minutes, covering with a lid / cling wrap, so that no water crystals will be formed over the pudding.

- Meanwhile, cut the chikoo and remove the seeds & scoop out the chikoo pulp.

Chikoo / Sapodilla / Sapota

- By now, the pudding must be slightly firm & ready to be served. Take out from the freezer and take the pudding in to serveware & top it with chikoo pulp.

- For that matter you can use any seasonal / Tropical fruit to top the Chia seeds pudding like, papaya, peaches, mango or passion fruit or any fruit of your choice.

Enjoy the chilled & delicious chia seeds & chikoo pudding !

Chia seeds pudding