Mr google is my friend, however. Apparently it comes in a number of forms, which didn't help me much since I didn't really know what I had gathering dust back there. However I did find a really useful web page that listed 20 different common pairings for cardamon. Among which was orange. Now that was good, since I had a bag of oranges that had been also collecting dust given to me to make marmalade. 10 or so jars of marmalade later, I still had a dozen or so oranges, and the lemons which I have been slowly working my way though.
So orange. I like self saucing puddings, and I also found mention of a cardamon infused syrup while googling away. This was sounding like a possibility. I'd have to say, it tasted pretty good, but sweet. Very sweet. And I'm a chocolate and sugar addict form way back, so, consider yourself warned. Next time I'd cut back on the sugar in the syrup I think; or maybe halve it and use brown instead of white. Aiming for a rich flavour, but not sickly. However this is the recipe, tinker how you wish.
Self saucing orange pudding
serves 3
1 cup flour1 T baking powder
1/3 cup sugar
rind of 2 oranges, finely grated
1 T oil
1/2 c freshly squeezed orange juice
1 egg
ice cream to serve
Sauce
1 c freshly squeezed orange juice
8 oz sugar
1 oz cardamon (green in pods)
So, the sauce. Dissolve sugar in orange juice in a saucepan. Bring to a rolling boil, remove from heat then add the cardamon. Leave to cool for as long as you like. The longer it seeps the stronger the cardamon flavour. I left mine for about an hour and a half, there was a definite cardamon flavour that cut the intensity of the orange, but it wasn't overpowering.
The puddings.
Lightly grease 3 ramekins. Preheat oven to 180 deg c
Sift flour, baking powder and sugar into a bowl. Whisk together oil, juice, orange rind and egg. Stir into flour mixture until well combined. Spoon into ramekins.
Gently spoon sauce over puddings. Small tip; if you spoon it over rather than tip it from the bowl you don't get a hole in the pudding.
Upend pudding onto plate, beware, that sauce is going to be very hot. Serve with icecream. Enjoy