Layered Custard

 Ingredients: 

 First Layer: 

 Bread slices - 4 to 6 

Sugar - 1/4 cup 

Rose Essence - few drops 

Ghee for toasting (oven/tawa) 

 Second Layer Custard: 

 Custard Powder - 3 table spoons 

Milk - 1 1/2 cup 

Sugar - 1/4 cup (according to your taste) 

Saffron - 2 pinches 

Third Layer: 

 Gulab Jamuns - 6 - 8 nos.(as required) 

Chopped toasted nuts 

 Toast the bread to golden brown either in the oven using a tawa. It can be shallow or deep fried too in oil mixed with ghee. 

Make sugar syrup to sticky consistency. After the sugar syrup cools add the rose essence. 

Mix the custard powder in 1/4 cup of milk and keep it aside. 

In a pan add the milk and bring it a boil. Now add the custard powder mixture and mix it well stiring continuously to avoid any lumps. Now add the sugar and saffron. Boil it till the milk thickens and then switch off the stove and allow it to cool. 

 Assembling: 

 First Layer: In a square dish add the first layer with toasted bread. Add the sugar syrup on top of the bread. 

 Second Layer: Add 1/2 of the custard mix on top of the bread and spread it well. 

 Repeat the above layers second time. 

 Third Layer: Cut the gulab jamuns into 1/2 and place it on top of the second layer. And spread chopped nuts on top of it. 

 Keep it in the fridge and enjoy it.