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Panna Cotta with Strawberry Coulis

Panna Cotta with Strawberry Coulis

by Shailaja Nair ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

My family loved desserts, especially jelly, panna cotta and custard. This recipe I developed as a vegetarian version of our family favourite.

Ingredients

Milk 500 ml

Cream 250 ml

Agar agar 2 tsps

Sugar 1 cup

Vanilla essence 1 tsp

For the strawberry coulis:

Strawberries 10 chopped

Sugar 1/2 cup

Water 3 tbsps

Vanilla essence 1 tsp

Method

Add the sugar, agar agar powder and vanilla essence to the milk and put it to boil. Stir it every now and then.

When the milk begins to boil, reduce the heat and add the cream. Bring it to a boil, stirring all the time.

Strain into an oiled mould and refrigerate for four hours at least.

For the strawberry coulis, add the chopped berries to a saucepan. Add the sugar, water and vanilla essence.

Cook till the sugar melts and the strawberries are completely soft.

Loosen the panna cotta with a knife and overturn onto a plate. Line the edges with the strawberry coulis and serve cold.

Ginger and Date Pudding

Ginger and Date Pudding

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The less sugar you consume, the less you want. Increasingly, I find desserts too sweet at restaurants. So I came up with this version that is delicious without being too sweet as I use dates and jaggery to impart the sweetness.

Served with custard

Ingredients

Flour 1 3/4 cups

Baking powder 1 tsp

Baking soda 1 1/2 tsps

Ginger powder 2 tsps

Sugar 3/4 cup

Jaggery 3 cubes

Dates 6, chopped

Fresh ginger 1” piece, chopped fine

Eggs 2

Yoghurt 3 tbsps

Salted Butter 125 grams, melted

Method

Mix the dry ingredients — flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger and sugar — in a bowl.

Heat half a cup of water with the jaggery cubes till they melt and become reduced to 2 tablespoons. Add it to the bowl.

Add half a cup of water to the yoghurt and beat well till blended. Add to the bowl.

Add the eggs, chopped dates and ginger. Add the melted butter. Mix well with a flat wooden spoon.

Preheat the oven at 190 degrees C and bake the pudding for 30 minutes till the surface is golden brown.

Test with a toothpick. It should come out with crumbs.

Serve it warm with custard.

Banana Pudding

Banana Pudding

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This is a quick and easy pudding that can be whipped up in less than 10 minutes. I make this for impromptu dinner parties and winter lunches. It goes well with vanilla ice cream or toffee sauce.

Ingredients

(Serves 4)

All-purpose flour 3/4 cup
Butter 100 g
Sugar 1/2 cup
Cinnamon powder 1 tbsp
Bananas 3 (2 mashed and 1 sliced)
Eggs 2, beaten
Milk 2 tbsps
Baking powder 1 tsp

Method

Melt the butter in a rectangular baking dish for about 30 seconds.

Add the beaten eggs and sugar to the butter. Mix with a whisk.

Add the flour, cinnamon and baking powder and whisk well.

Add the mashed bananas and milk and mix all the ingredients till well blended to form a thick batter.

Arrange the sliced bananas on top.

Microwave on high for 9 minutes.

Serve hot.