Serradura (Sawdust Pudding)

Serradura or Sawdust Pudding was brought to Goa by the Portuguese and is thought to have come from Macau, another Portuguese colony at the time. It gets its name from the texture of the crushed biscuits that make up this extremely easy to put together recipe.  Modern variations of this recipe include substituting crushed Oreo cookies for Marie biscuits and flavoring the cream with crème the menthe/ Kahlua etc. Have fun making this traditional yet simple and delectable sobremesa.

Ingredients

 1 cup heavy whipping cream

 ½ cup condensed milk

20     Marie Biscuits, finely crushed

 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
 2 tsp gelatin, dissolved in 3 tbsps. water

 ¼ cup cashew nuts, finely chopped and roasted (optional)

 Chocolate Shavings/cocoa and whole cashewnuts to Garnish

Method

In a chilled bowl whip the whipping cream, add in the condensed milk and vanilla extract and whip it up till peaks are formed. Check for sweetness and add condensed milk according to your taste and preference, mix the dissolved gelatin into the condensed milk and then add it to the whipped cream. Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Mix the crushed biscuits and cashews together if you are adding nuts.

In a transparent glass or bowl, add a couple of spoonful of the biscuit and nuts mixture making sure all the sides are covered. Then spoon in the cream. Then again biscuits, then the cream and continue till the top. Garnish it with some chocolate shavings/cocoa if you like. Refrigerate till set for about 4 hours and dig in.