Excitement for Diwali is all around us. This festive season chefs have given some Diwali special fusion desserts and cocktail recipes.
Cocktail Recipes
| MINISTRY OF BOOZE |
Green Apple Infused Beach Iced Tea
Ingredients: Green Apple-1 Pc, Absolute Vodka-20ml, Grand Marnier-20ml, Bacardi Carta Blanca-20ml, Beefeater Gin-20ml, Cranberry Nectar -60ml, Fresh Cream-10ml
Method: Mix all ingredients except Cream, Shake and pour in the long glass. Top up with fresh Cream
GREEN APPLE INFUSED BEACH ICED TEA – Ministry of Booze
Electronic Iced Tea
Ingredients: Smirnoff Vodka-20ml, Grand Marnier-20ml, Bacardi Carta Blanca-20ml, Beefeater Gin-20ml, Captain Morgan Dark Rum-20ml, Teachers Highland Cream-20ml, Coke-60ml, Fresh Lime Juice-10ml
ELECTRONIC ICED TEA – MINISTRY OF BOOZE
Method: Mix all ingredients except Coke, Shake and pour in the long glass, top up with Coke
Dessert Recipes
| TRAFFIC GASTROPUB |
Muffins Malai
Ingredients: Flour-100 gm, Butter-150 gm, Sugar-150 gm, Raisin-5 gm, Baking Powder-1 gm, Egg-2 Pc, Milk-1 ltr, Red Cherry-1 pc
Method: Make the dough for Muffins, Mix with Flour, Butter, Sugar, Egg and Bake it ∙ Makes Kheer on the other side, Then serve it with a Cherry
MUFFINS MALAI- Traffic Gastropub
Diwali Bumper
Ingredients: Flour: 100 gm, Dalda: 20 gm, Sugar: 100gm, Carrot: 2pc, Mawa: 50 gm, Raisin: 5 gm, Kaju: 5 gm, Ghee: 3 gm, Rose syrup: 1 tsp, Milk: 0.3 ltr
Method: Take the fresh Carrot, peel it and grate the Carrot, ∙ Sauté with Ghee. Put Milk on it make it as dry as Kheer. Other side make Khasta with sweet Poori. And serve it on top of the Khasta
DIWALI BUMPER – Traffic Gastropub
| THE LORDS AND BARONS |
Fluffy Pancakes
Ingredients: All-purpose / Plain flour-2 cups, Granulated sugar or sweetener-1/4 cup, Baking powder-4tsp, Baking soda-1/4th tbsp, Milk-440ml/1-3/4 cups, Salt-1/2 tsp, Butter-1/4cup (60g / 2 oz), Pure Vanilla Extract-2tsp, Egg-1 large
Method: Combine together the Flour, Sugar (or sweetener), Baking Powder, Baking Soda, and Salt in a large-sized bowl. Make a whole in the center and add the Milk, slightly cooled melted Butter, Vanilla, and Egg. Whisk the wet ingredients together first before slowly folding them into the dry ingredients. Mix together until smooth (there maybe a couple of lumps but that’s okay). (The batter will be thick and creamy inconsistency. If you find the batter too thick, smoothly fold a couple of tablespoons of extra milk into the batter at a time until reaching the desired consistency).
Set the batter aside and allow to rest while heating up your pan or griddle.
Heat a nonstick pan or griddle over low medium heat and wipe over with a little butter to lightly grease pan. Pour 1/4 cup of batter onto the pan and spread out gently into a round shape with the back of your ladle or measuring cup.
When the underside is golden and bubbles begin to appear on the surface, flip with a spatula, and cook until golden. Repeat with the remaining batter.
Serve with honey, maple syrup & fruit.
| AMINIA |
Kunafa
Ingredients: Vermicelli broken- 250 gms ( Seviyan used for making Kunafa are thinner than regular seviyan) ∙ Butter melted- 200 gms, Pistachios chopped- ¼ cup
For filling of Kunafa: Milk- 1 cup, Cream- 1 cup, Cornflour- 2 tsp, Rose Water- 1 tsp, Cottage cheese grated- ½ cup, Mozzarella cheese grated- ½ cup, Sugar- 2 tbsp
For Sugar Syrup: Water- 1 cup, White Sugar- 1½ cup, Lemon Juice- 1 tsp, Rose Water- 1 tsp
KUNAFA-Aminia
Method: Take Vermicelli in the bowl. Broke them with your finger into smaller pieces. Pour melted butter and mix them well with your hands. Steps for making kunafa filling. Take a separate mixing bowl and add Milk, Cream, Sugar, and Corn starch. Mix them well. Now turn on the flame, take thick Bottom Pan and add and heat the above mixture on low flame, until it gets thicker. Keep on stirring the mixture to prevent it from sticking to the pan.
Add rose water and mix it, after 2 minutes turn off the flame. Add Mozzarella Cheese and Cottage Cheese to the above mixture and mix it well. Steps for making Sugar Syrup: Take another Pan, add Water, Sugar, and cook it until Sugar gets dissolved completely.
Keep on stirring and cook it until the mixture gets thicken. When the mixture gets ready, add Lemon juice to it.
For baking Kunafa: Take a baking Pan, make the base with half the Vermicelli mixture prepared above, press it to level the dough. Now pour the Cheese mixture on this base formed and spread it evenly with a spoon. After that, take the remaining Vermicelli mixture and form another layer above the cheese layer.
Its just like the Sandwich layer. Brush the top layer with melted butter, to make it settle properly. Preheat the oven, put the dish in the Oven at 200 degrees for about half an hour. Kunafa is ready when it turns golden and crunchy on the surface.
Garnishing Kunafa: Evenly pour the pre-prepared sugar syrup on the top of Kunafa layer as soon as it comes out of the oven. Garnish it with pistachio before you serve. Lastly, cut it like Pizza or cake and Kunafa is ready to eat.
| CANTEEN PUB AND GRUB |
Apple Malpua With Shahi Rabri
Ingredients: All-Purpose Flour- 200gm, Baking Powder- 25gm, Sugar- 500gm, Water- 500ml, Saffron- A pinch of Saffron, Rose Water- 3 – 4 drops, Green Cardamom- 3-4 pcs, Cinnamon Powder- 1 tsp, Apple- 1, Milk- 500ml, Cardamom-1pc, Ghee/ Oil- 300gm
Method: In a mixing bowl, add all-purpose Flour, Baking Powder and add some water and mix well to make a thick batter. Let it rest for 30 minutes. Make Sugar Syrup by adding Sugar, Water, Saffron, Rose Water, and Green cardamom in a saucepan. Make it a little thick (2 strings consistency).
APPLE MALPUA WITH SHAHI RABDI-Canteen Pub and Grub
Take a plate and add 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon Cinnamon powder and mix well. Peel the skin of an Apple, scoop out the seeds, and cut it into roundels. Coat the apple slices in the Flour and Cinnamon Powder.
Next dip the Apple slices in the batter and deep fry in the hot oil or Ghee over a low flame till they are lightly golden. Do not dip the fried Apples in the Sugar syrup for too long, otherwise, it would turn soggy. Soak them in Syrup for 2 to 3 minutes.
How to Make Rabri: Boil the Milk in a wide, heavy-based pan. Add the Sugar and Cardamom and simmer over low heat. Do not stir too often, as a layer of cream should form over it. After the layer is formed, push it away from the sides towards the centre, stir the Milk below it gently to avoid scorching. Repeat the process till one-third of the volume of Milk is left. The time taken will depend on the richness of the Milk and the vessel. ∙ The wider the vessel and the richer the Milk, the faster it will thicken. When done, the color changes to a beige-cream, and the cream that was pushed aside, collects in layers. Remove from heat. When cool, transfer to a serving dish.
