Orange And Gulab jamun Mousse

I am in a confusion about mousse and pudding for long time. IS they both are same or two different desserts?. After a long investigation now my doubt was cleared. these two desserts looks like same but making method is different, the taste also little different.
 Mousse is a half cooked(means we don't cook the egg white) creamy dessert. You can use gelatin or Agar agar in the place of eggs for this and stiffened with egg white or milk cream to give a light and fluffy texture. 

                                                     Pudding is usually made with milk, sugar and eggs or starch and it is fully cooked. It is little thicker then mousse in texture, This can be sweet or savory. Mousse is generally flavored with chocolate or fruit. When I was searching recipes for my fusion theme, I find a half packet of gulabjamun mix in my pantry, Thought of making some fusion with that pack. Finally landed in this so lets check the recipe
INGREDIENTS:----
Cream   ----  200ml
Agar Agar   ----  50 gms
Milk   -----   100ml
Orange rind   --- from one orange
Orange essence  --- few drops
Sugar  ---  1 tab sp
Gulab jamun ---  10 small once or 4 big once
nuts (pistachio, almonds) ---- 1/4 cup finely chopped
METHOD:--
1. Soak agar agar in 4 tab sp of cold milk for 20 minutes.
2. Boil the milk, bring to a full boil reduce the heat, add agar agar mixture mix well  bring to a full boil and remove from heat.
3. Set a side and keep stirring in between. Keep an eye on this when it starts thicken add cream and sugar.
4. Beat this agar agar and cream mixture with a electric beater  till it turn in to creamy.
5. Add orange rind, orange essence, beat for one second then add gulab jamun, chopped nuts and pour this mixture in to bowls.
6. keep this mousse bowls in the fridge for four to five hours to chill then serve.

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