Place gelatin/agar powder in a large cup, stir in a cup of cold milk and let stand for about 5 minutes until gelatin softens.

Add 2 cups of milk and 1 cup heavy cream to a medium size pan and warm the milk gently over medium-low heat. The milk should never boil or simmer.

Then add in the gelatin milk mixture into the warm milk and dissolves the gelatin completely, stirring constantly .

Lastly, add the condensed milk and vanilla essence and stir until incorporated.

Pour the mixture immediately into a nonstick/glass loaf pan (or into individual glass/ceramic containerand let it cool to room temperature.

Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight to set before serving. If you set the pudding into smaller cups/ramekins and serve them straight from the cups, without unmolding, you can chill them for 1 to 2 hours. If you want to unmold the pudding, chill for at least 4-6 hours or overnight.

Garnish with some ground pistachio (or any other toppings of your choicand serve it chilled. Enjoy!