In a small mixing, bowl add 1/4 cup of milk, custard powder, and saffron and mix well until it dissolves in milk.
In a saucepan bring the remaining milk to boil, add honey or your choice of sweetener and vanilla, once it starts bubbling add the custard powder milk and stir until it starts thickening.
Remove from heat, strain to get rid of any lumps and let it cool.
Once the custard is cooled, serve topped with kala jamuns. Decorate with silver varak, if desired.
Notes
You may use store bought gulab jamuns or kala jamun.
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