black sesame pudding (from house kurogoma pudding mix) -- Serves 4 to 5 pax

Black sesame is my ultimate favourite. From black sesame spread to black sesame rice balls I love them all. Just that it's a little heaty for my body to take sometimes but it is said to have nourishing effect on the skin and hair.

It had been a busy week for me due to courses and weekend work assignments so I decided to cheat and bought a box of Black Sesame Pudding (Kuro Goma Purin) mix from Yamakawa Super, A Japanese mart in Tiong Bahru Plaza. 

The instructions look as easy as A-B-C. 

Recipe reflected on the box (the instructions on the box were in Japanese language so do remember to look out for English version provided near the door at the mart):

Ingredients:
The mix~!
400 ml fresh milk

Method:
1. In a pot, open a packet of the Kurogoma pudding powder. Add 400ml fresh milk. Turn on medium flame.

2. Mix well until powder melts. Once boiled, turn to small flame. Continue to boil for 1 minute.
3. Divide the mixture into small container cups. 
[please do it immediately, do not wait any longer as the upper layer of the liquid would have already started to solidify in the pot. I made that mistake and by the time I got down to divide the mixture into small cups, I had to break the upper layer into pieces. I tried reboiling it to reverse the process of solidifying but it didn't work, of course.]

That explains the pieces of dark patches, they are the broken solidified bits.

4. Cool it to room temperate for about 10min. After chilling in the fridge for more than 1 hour...

black sesame pudding

Masakthoughts: The texture is soft, close to a creamy texture. It's very sweet with an extremely milkish taste. They look hideous (nothing like the picture on the box) but the taste was decent for a quick fix like this in the kitchen :)