Custards and puddings are classic comfort foods, and who doesn’t need comfort these days? I’ve been craving a creamy pudding of vanilla and tapioca (extracted from cassava root) and decided to test ...

1/3 cup quick-cooking tapioca 3/4 cup sugar Pinch of kosher salt or sea salt 2 eggs, beaten 3 1/2 cups milk 1 vanilla bean 1. Put the tapioca, sugar, salt, eggs and milk in the top of a double boiler.

Properties: Tiny and hard when uncooked and large, sticky and chewy when cooked. Flavor: They are flavorless but tend to take on any other flavors you are cooking with. Uses: Desserts like pudding, ...

Soak tapioca in water for 30 minutes in a 1 1/2 -quart saucepan. Add milk, salt and lightly beaten egg yolks to tapioca. Stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to very low.

Next week is Diwali, the festival of lights, followed by the dawning of a New Year that Indians celebrate around the world. When it comes to Diwali, one can never have enough sweets. Sweets, like ...

Next week is Diwali, the festival of lights, followed by the dawning of a New Year that Indians celebrate around the world. When it comes to Diwali, one can never have enough sweets. Sweets, like ...

Custards and puddings are classic comfort foods, and who doesn’t need comfort these days? I’ve been craving a creamy pudding of vanilla and tapioca (extracted from cassava root) and decided to test ...