The Resident Cook- Snow pudding with tender coconut and mangoes

Snow pudding with tender coconut and mangoes

Servers 8

Ingredients

400 grams of heavy cream
100 ml of Milk
3 table spoons of sugar
100 ml water
4 tea spoons of unflavored gelatin
2 tea spoons of vanilla essence
50 grams of tender coconut flesh.
2 Alphonso Mangoes.


Method
1) Finely chop tender coconut flesh & cut the mangoes into small cubes and keep aside
2) Soak 4 tea spoons of gelatin in 100ml of water and keep for 10 minutes
3) Heat milk in a vessel and add the sugar.
4) Do not allow the sugar to caramelize,stir it continuously with a spatula till the sugar melts
5) Add vanilla essence to the milk and remove the vessel from the flame
6) To this mixture add the soaked gelatin and stir till the gelatin melts

7) Strain the mixture and add the finely chopped tender coconut.
8) Keep aside to cool.

9)  Beat the heavy cream with a hand mixer.Start slowly,as the cream thickens turn the speed up. As it gets foamier, start checking for a soft peak, which is what you want. The peak should bend over at the top when you remove the whisk
9) To the cream add the milk,gelatin,sugar and vanilla essence mixture slowly and fold (Do not mix)
10) Fill this mixture into small containers and refrigerate for 3 hours
11) Run a sharp knife around the edge of each container and unmold each onto a serving plate, and garnish with the chopped mango cubes.

The Resident Cook - Egg Bhurji

Ingredients:-
(Serves2)
3 eggs
2 tomatoes
1 onion
2 tea spoons of ginger garlic paste
2 table spoons of refined oil
1 tea spoon red chili powder
1/2 tea spoon of turmeric powder
1 tea spoon coriander powder
1 finely chopped green chili
Salt to taste

Method
(Beat three eggs and keep aside)

1) Heat the oil in the small wok or a non stick pan
2) Add the ginger garlic paste and wait till it turns slightly brown
3) Add the diced onions and wait for them to turn brown
4) To this add the chopped tomatoes
5) The tomatoes are cooked when oil begins to appear at the surface.
6) To this add the chili powder,turmeric power and coriander powder
7) Mix well.Now add the finely chopped green chili and mix
8) Add the beaten eggs to the mixture and cook on medium flame, tossing and slicing the mixture with a spatula into discrete lumps until fully cooked.
9) Add salt to taste
10) Serve with bread or roti's

For vegetarians, Paneer (cottage cheese) can be a substitute for eggs.