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Masala chai apple crumble
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Masala chai apple crumble

Pudding and a cuppa, finally in the same bowl.

60 minTime
7 gProtein each
mildSpice
Tea time, pudding time2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
454kcalsame
7 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
60minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Apple5 large, peeled and chunked
Jaggery⅓ cup, grated
Lemon juice2 tsp
Cinnamon powder¾ tsp
Dry ginger powder (ground ginger)¾ tsp
Cardamom1 tsp, divided
Whole spices2 cloves, ground
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)1 cup
Rolled oats (porridge oats)½ cup
Brown sugar⅓ cup
Tea leaves (black tea leaves)1 tbsp, divided
Butter6 tbsp, cold, cubed
Milk2 cups, divided
Custard powder2½ tbsp
Sugar2½ tbsp

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Heat the oven to 190°C. Toss the apples with the jaggery, lemon juice, cinnamon, dry ginger, half the cardamom and the cloves. Spread in a baking dish.
  2. 2Grind 1 tsp tea leaves to a fine powder. Rub the butter into the maida, then stir in the oats, brown sugar and ground tea.
  3. 3Scatter the crumble over the apples without pressing. Bake in the oven at 190°C for 35 to 40 minutes.
  4. 4Meanwhile simmer 440 ml milk with the remaining tea leaves and cardamom on low heat for 3 minutes. Strain.
  5. 5Whisk the custard powder and sugar with the remaining cold milk. Pour into the hot chai milk and stir on low heat 2 minutes.
  6. 6Rest the crumble 10 minutes and serve warm with the custard poured over.
Serve it like this

Spoon a deep scoop into a warm bowl, crumble side up, pour the chai custard around the edge and finish with a dusting of cinnamon.

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