Strawberry Tart

This is a must make at my end evry strawberry season . Crisp tart , smooth custard filling , delicious cooked strawberry and fresh strawberries on top . Imagine biting into this amazing dessert.

For the tart . …. in a processer or chopper or grinder (I prefer using processor as it helps mix the entire batch at once easily ) put 200 gms of maida , 4 tbsp powdered sugar , pinch of salt , 100 gms unsalted butter chopped . Pulse for few seconds till you get nice crumbs like texture . Then  add 2 tbsp cold milk and pulse again for few seconds to form a dough . Pack the dough in cling film and keep in fridge for half hour .
Take a small ball of dough and roll into a thick chapati with help of some maida. Put this on the tart mould ( use the ones in which you can remove the bottom) press well so that the dough fits the mould well . Remove any excess dough from the sides .. poke with a fork all around and bake in oven at 180 degree for about 10 min or till golden.
Remove from the mould and let cool. ( You can prepare these a few hours in advance or even a day in advance if you are preparing for a daawat)
For the custard filling ….. prepare custard … heat 500 ml milk and bring to boil , add half cup sugar and cook , add slurry of 3 tbsp custard powder mixed in half cup water and cook till thick. Let cool and mix in  2 cups of whipped cream. Keep in fridge.

For the cooked strawberries . … Cut 10-12 Strawberry to cubes and mix in 4 tbsp sugar and 1 tbsp corn flour and keep aside for half hour. You will see that the strawberries have released water . Now cook these strawberries for 2 mins in a pan till strawberries become soft and you have a nice jam like texture. Let cool.

For the assembling … in  a plate put a tart shell and fill with custard filling followed by a nice drizzle of the cooked strawberries followed by sliced strawberries . Serve immediately.