What can be better than Cooking with Friends?? What can be better than cooking with friends who love cooking as much as you do?? ‘Cooking with Friends’ is a very very small and close knit group who have come together because of food, photography and cooking. We do a theme based cooking every month…
Desserts
PEAr Chips
Ingredients 2 nos – Pear, ripe yet firm 1 cup – Sugar 2 cups – Water 1 tsp – Vanilla extract Method Boil water and sugar in a wide sauce pan. Meanwhile when the sugar is boilng wash the pears well. Slice them really thin (2mm) vertically. Carefully drop the pear slices into the…
CARamel Bars – Eclairs
Ingredients 2 cups – White granulated sugar 1 cup – Brown sugar, firmly packed 1 cup – Golden syrup 1 cup – Butter, unsalted 2 cups – Heavy whipping cream 1 cup – Condensed milk 2 teaspoons – Vanilla extract Instructions Grease a 12×15 inch sheet cake pan. In a medium pot, combine the white…
CHOcolate Pomegranate Panacotta
Ingredients 1 cup – Fresh cream ( i have used Amul) 1/2cup – Milk, whole milk preferably 1/4 cup – White chocolate, chopped 1/4 cup sugar1/2 tbsp – Gelatin powder 1 tbsp – Ice cold water For the Pomegranate jelly 1 cup – Juice of pomegranate Sugar as per taste, depending on the sweetness of…
LEMongrass Panacotta with Strawberry Syrup
Panacotta, is a wibbly wobbly, delicate, light italian desert that is either baked or set in refrigerator. The perfect panacotta is silky, wobbles yet holds the shape. When turned over onto a plate the sides bulge to give a domb shape.. Ingredients 1 cup – Fresh cream ( i used Amul) 1/2 cup + 1/4…
STRAwberry Semifreddo
Ingredients 3nos – Eggs 2 nos – Yolks, extra 1 tsp – Vanilla extract 1 cup – Caster sugar 2 cups – Fresh cream Strawberry puree 750g – Strawberries, chopped 2 tbsp – Sugar Method For the strawberry puree, blend strawberries and sugar to a smooth paste. Pass it through a seive for a finer…
SOUfflé
Ingredients Melted butter, for greasing 2nos – Lemons, juice and zest 2 nos- Egg yolks 4 nos – Egg whites 6 tbsp – caster sugar, plus extra for the ramekins 3 tsp – Cornflour 1tbsp – Plain flour 90ml – Double cream 110ml- Full-fat milk Icing sugar, for dusting (optional) Method Brush the insides of…
CHOux Pastry – CROquembouche – Deconstructed
I saw Croquembouche for the first time on Masterchef Australia about 4 years back. It was a challenge that was set for semifinals by the great terror Adriano Zumbo 🙂 Croquembouche is made of Choux pastry (pronounced as Shoe Pastry) filled with custard or whipped cream. It is then dipped in caramalised sugar, placed in…
ROAsted Figs
This is the first one for the fig season. It is so easy and simple that you can make it when the guests are having their dinner. A simple and light dessert that i absolutely love making. The rich sunset orangy coloured sauce along with the pinkish green pistachios is a beauty to look at….
POAched Pear
Poached pears are a beauty to look at. I first saw them on Masterchef Australia and was drawn to it immediately. Luckily it was the pear season and we had a huge pear tree in our backyard. I had no clue how to make it. I just used my little knowledge about cooking and based…