Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups – Milk
• 5 tbsp – Drinking chocolate powder
• 1/4 cup – Sugar
• 4 tsps – Cornflour
• 4 – eggs, separated
• 1 tsp – essence of vanilla
• A few shredded Almonds

Method:

1. Dissolve cornflour in 1/4 cup milk.
2. Put remaining milk, chocolate powder, half of sugar and cornflour mixture over a slow fire.
3. Keep on stirring till the mixture oats the back of a spoon. Cool.
4. Beat the yolks and mix in along with the essence.
5. Put in a lightly greased baking dish, place the dish in a pan of water and bake in a moderate oven for 45 mins.
6. Beat the egg whites alongwith the remaining sugar till stiff peaks form, pile over cooled pudding and return to the oven.
7. Bake for 10 minutes longer. Decorate with almonds.