Agar-agar & Milk Pudding (Cardamom flavored)

Agar-agar/China grass is a vegetarian substitute of Gelatin. Jellies can be made with agar-agar.. either plain or with coconut milk, condensed milk, normal milk or fruit juices. Here I have prepared Cardamom flavoured China grass pudding with Milk. Its a perfect cooler for the summer.
Ingredients
Agar-agar /China grass - 20 strands (~ 20grams)
Sugar-1/4cup
Milk -1 cup
Elaichi/Cardamom - 2
Food colour- few drops (optional)
Ice cube trays (optional)
Method
Cut the agar-agar strands into small pieces and soak it in a cup of water for 2-3 hours or overnight.

Take the soaked agar-agar in a sauce pan and heat it till the agar-agar dissolves..

Meanwhile, wash and keep your ice cube trays and 2 small bowls, food colour ready.
Crush the cardamom and keep it aside.

Heat milk in another sauce pan, bring it to rolling boil and simmer it for few minutes.

Then add sugar, let it dissolve completely.

Now add the dissolved agar-agar water with the milk. Mix it well, add the cardamom powder and put off the flame. Strain the mixture in a bowl.
Separate the agar-agar mixture into 2 small bowls, add a few drops of colour (blue) in one bowl and mix it well.

Spoon the mixtures into the ice cube trays. Fill them half way through and keep them in the refrigerator for 5 minutes.

Take it out and check whether they are settled. [Touch them with your finger, it its not sticking, that's it. If it sticks, keep it in the fridge for some more time.]

Now fill the ice trays with alternate colours, [i.e., white with blue, Blue with White] and keep them in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours. Healthy and delicious summer cooler is ready!

Take them out from the fridge, loosen the edges of the moulds using a small knife, squeeze the pudding out onto a tray and enjoy! :)
Note
Make sure that the agar-agar dissolves completely before adding it with any other taste enhancers.

Instead of using ice cube trays, you can use your choice of trays/bowl, let the pudding set & cut it into desired shapes.