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DESSERTS






                           Semolina                                  Cappuccino


                           pudding                                        mousse




                     THIS IS GIVEN AS AN OFFERING IN                  AS THEY SAY SOME THINGS
                      TEMPLES AND GURDWARAS AND                     ARE BETTER RICH, WHAT MORE
                              ALSO AT HAVANS                           THAN COMBINATION OF
                                                                      CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE!
                    Preparation time:    1½ cups water
                    10 minutes           ¾ cup sugar                                                                                                         Ghooghra
                    Cooking time:        1 cup ghee               Preparation time: 5 minutes
                    15 minutes           1 cup semolina           Cooking time: 15minutes
                    Serves 4             Chopped almonds          excluding setting time
                                        and pistachio nuts        Serves 6                                                                  YOU KNOW IT IS TIME TO CELEBRATE WHEN YOU GET TO EAT GHOOGHRA!
                    You will need:      to decorate
                                         Crushed cardamom
                     1 cup milk         seeds to decorate         You will need:                                                              Preparation time:         225g semolina            ½ tbsp ground
                                                                    397ml can sweetened condensed milk                                        30 minutes                110g desiccated coconut  cardamom seeds
                                                                       3  cup cocoa powder                                                    Cooking time: 60 minutes   1 cup ground almonds   For the pastry:
                                                                   1
                                 Method                             3 tbsp butter                                                             Serves: 20              and pistachio mixture     3-4 tbsp ghee
                                                                                                                                                                        500g sugar
                                                                    2 tbsp instant coffee
                    1 Using a medium pan, boil the milk and the     2 tbsp hot water                                                                                    ½ cup gram flour         3 cups cake flour
                    water. Add sugar and allow to dissolve.         2 cups double cream chilled                                               For the filling:          1 tsp ground cloves      ½-1 cup warm milk
                                                                                                                                                ½ cup ghee                                       Cooking oil to fry
                    2 Melt the ghee in a separate pot on a medium
                    heat, add semolina and stir until the mixture
                    turns an almond colour.                                     Method                                                                                      Method
                                                                  1 Combine condensed milk, cocoa, butter, coffee                         1 Warm the ghee (leaving about 2 tbsp from the   your hands. Leave aside until ready to fill the pastry.
                    3 Add the milk and water mixture to the semolina,   (dissolved in hot water) in a medium pan.                         ½ cup for roasting the gram flour) in a medium pan.  (This mixture can be cooked in advance and left in
                    a small amount at a time, stirring continuously till                                                                                                           the fridge to use as a filling at a later stage.)
                    the mixture is absorbed and thickened.        2 Cook over a low heat, stirring constantly until                       2 Add the semolina and stir until the mixture turns
                                                                  the butter completely melts and the mixture has                         beige. Make sure it does not turn brown. (The tip is  7 Mix in the ghee with flour. When you can make a
                    4 Remove the pan from the heat, but carry on   a smooth texture.                                                      to stir just until you smell the flavour being dispersed.)  fist of this mixture then the amount of ghee is right.
                    stirring until the semolina comes off the sides                                                                                                                Add a small amount of warm milk at a time and
                    and the ghee is floating.                     3 Whip the double cream in a large bowl until                           3 Take the pan off the heat and add the coconut,  knead to a soft dough. Cover with a damp cloth.
                                                                  it stiffens.                                                            nuts and sugar and stir well. Keep aside.
                    5 Put it back on a low heat and continue stirring.                                                                                                             8 Divide the dough into small balls and roll out each
                                                                  4 Gradually fold the chocolate mixture into the                         4 In a separate pan, roast the gram flour in 2 tbsp  ball to a circle of about 5cm in diameter.
                    6 Taste for sugar, and adjust if necessary. Finally   whipped cream.                                                  ghee. Stir until the flavour disperses. It should be
                    add chopped nuts and crushed cardamom seeds.                                                                          slightly brown in colour. Remove from the heat.  9 Place 1 tsp of filling in the middle of the pastry circle
                                                                  5 Spoon into dessert dishes and refrigerate for                                                                  and pinch the ends so that the filling does not spill
                    7 Remove from the heat and serve.             around 2 hours until set.                                               5 Now add this to the semolina mixture along with  when the ghoogras are fried. (This can be difficult so
                                                                                                                                          cloves and ground cardamom seeds.        you could use a small pie cutter for the same effect.)
                    Alternatively, omit the milk and use 2½ cups   6 To decorate the mousse add a dollop of fresh
                    of water only. You can also substitute semolina   cream before serving.                                               6 Allow to cool in a large dish but do not cover the  10 When filled, fry the Ghoogras on a slow heat till
                    with whole wheat flour.                                                                                               dish. When cold, massage the mixture between   slightly brown. Cool and store in an airtight container.

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