EASY - This recipe is very easy to make, and looks impressive due to the two tone layers and flavors. Please use weight / metric measurements for accurate, consistent results. US based cup, teaspoon, tablespoon measurements. Common Measurement Conversions.
240mLcoconut milk1 cup. from a carton - not canned.
240mLlychee juicestrained from canned lychee
25gwhite sugar2 tbsp. More to taste.
2 ½tsppowdered gelatin
60mLwater¼ cup
Orange Cardamom Jello
240mLorange juice1 cup. No pulp and not from concentrate.
25gwhite sugar2 tbsp
4cardamom pods
1 ¼tsppowdered gelatin
38mLwater2 ½ tbsp
Instructions
If you are going to serve the dessert unmoulded, lightly oil the serving dishes. I used 10 - 3 oz / 80 ml silicone hemisphere cavities to set the jelly.
Orange cardamom jello
Gently crush the cardamom pods (to open the pods, not to crush the seeds) and place them in a saucepan with the orange juice and sugar.
240 mL orange juice, 25 g white sugar, 4 cardamom pods
Heat the mix and stir until the sugar is dissolved and you can see the mix steaming (but not boiling)
Remove from heat and let it sit for about 30 minutes to infuse the cardamom flavour.
Meanwhile place the water in a bowl and sprinkle the gelatin evenly into the water and leave it to bloom for at least 15 minutes.
1 ¼ tsp powdered gelatin, 38 mL water
Strain the cardamom infused orange juice back into the saucepan and add the bloomed gelatin.
On very low heat stir until the gelatin is completely dissolved. DO NOT BOIL.
Leave the juice to cool to room temperature.
Coconut lychee jello
Place the water in a bowl and sprinkle the gelatin on it and leave it to bloom for at least 15 minutes.
2 ½ tsp powdered gelatin, 60 mL water
Add the gelatin, coconut milk, lychee juice and sugar into a saucepan and gently heat until the gelatin is dissolved. DO NOT BOIL.
240 mL coconut milk, 240 mL lychee juice, 25 g white sugar
Leave the mixture to cool to room temperature.
Assembly
Pour about 2 tbsp (about 30 ml) of the orange juice into the cavities and refrigerate for about 20 - 30 minutes until the layer is just set. (The layer will be set, but when you touch it it will still be sticky.)
Pour the coconut lychee mix into the moulds (gently), all the way to the top. NOTE - make sure you always stir the juice before pouring as the coconut and lychee layers tend to separate.
Place them back in the fridge and allow them to set completely for a few hours.
Unmould the jelly by loosening the edges with a sharp point.
Notes
If you are serving this in individual cups (without unmoulding) - Reverse the jelly layers. First pour in the Coconut Lychee layer and leave in the fridge for about 45 minutes -1 hour (keep checking after the 30 minute mark) until the jelly is just set but sticky to the touch. Gently pour in the Orange Cardamom jelly layer and leave to set completely.