BAKED CUSTARD

Ingredients:
Milk - 1 litre
Eggs - 3
Sugar - 100 gms
Grated nutmeg -  a pinch

Method:

• Heat the milk, stir in 75 gms sugar, cook in low flame for 5 minutes. Remove and keep aside.
• Use thick round, aluminium pan for baking. Dry from inside. Sprinkle remaining sugar at the base evenly.
• Put it on a uniform fire. Let it turn dark brown all over. Remove from fire and keep aside.
• Beat the eggs and stir them slowly into the warm milk. Mix thoroughly before pouring it on to the caramel in the pan.
• Half fill a shallow dish with water, put the custard pan in it.
• Bake in a slow oven for 40 minutes.
• When ready to serve, turn it out on a serving dish and sprinkle nutmeg.