Strawberry Compote with White Chocolate Panna Cota

Strawberry Compote with White Chocolate Panna Cota

With Valentine's Day around the corner, we all are in a different stage at out love lives and have very different expectations from this hyped day. We could either be Monica and Chandler, who are in their happiest and most stable relationship and want to spend the day with each other, even if it involves lying to our best friends. Or maybe we are Monica and Chandler before they fell in love with each other and are simply awkward and desperate for love. We can also be part of a highly volatile yet passionate relationship, like that of Ross and Rachel's and just want to spend a day surrounded with roses and a jealous boyfriend. Or maybe we are Joey Tribianni and would rather spend our Valentine's Day with a tub of delicious jam. Either way, this recipe is for you, no matter which character you are feeling today.

Unspoken theme of valentine has always been red, white and chocolate. So in this recipe, we combine all three. For this dessert, I combined two different recipes. The first recipe is a Strawberry Compote, that embraces the taste of sweet, sour and tangy strawberries. The perfect combination, really. The current season is also the perfect time to savour fresh strawberries and the recipe can be the perfect excuse for you to buy strawberries. This compote is very versatile and can go with any dish, ranging from muffins to ice cream. This recipe is simply a Joey. Our second recipe is a White Chocolate Pannacotta. A recipe that encapsulates the very chocolaty essence of Valentine's Day in its rich and creamy taste. It is the perfect representation of a dessert and the best way to end this romantic day. Combined together, we get our current recipe that is the perfect mixture of rich and creamy chocolate and sweet and tangy strawberries and thus the best way to culminate the 14th of February. So, no matter where you are at life, and irrespective of how you feel about the socially imposed romantic day, this recipe would be your perfect companion to Valentine's Day.

Preparation Time : 30 Min 

Resting Time : 1 hour

Cooking time : 20 Min

Ingredients : 

For Strawberry Sauce : 

• Strawberry 500 grams
• Sugar 1/2 cup
• Lemon juice 1 tablespoon

For White chocolate Panna Cota :  

• Full cream milk 1 cup
• Amul Fresh cream 250 ml
• Sugar 3 tablespoon
• White chocolate compound 60 gm chopped
• Agar Agar 1 tablespoon
• Vanila essence few drops
• Mint leaves for garnishing 

Procedure : 

For Strawberry Compote : 

• First take fresh strawberries wash them and dry them. Now cut them into four pieces 

• Now take a heavy Bottom saucepan, add cut strawberries, along with sugar and lemon juice. 

• Toss them on medium flame. Keep stirring the mixture till the sugar is melted completely 

• Continue to cook the strawberries mixture till it is tender and sauce has thickened 

• After sometime you will notice that the mixture has bubbles and it start thickened. it seems sauce is done. close the gas
• Allow sauce to cool down. Now shift it into a jar and refrigerate it and use as desired 

You can have this with toast, ice cream, dessert or anything 

For White chocolate dessert : 

• Take a heavy bottom pam add milk, cream, sugar, agar agar and chopped chocolate. 

• Mix them, Now simmer them over low fame for 3 to 5 minutes till it is smooth. 

• Pour them in moulds or dessert glasses 

• allow them to set for an hour

Presentation :

• Demould your dessert on a plate, add some strawberry sauce to it garnish with mint leaves and enjoy 

• Or in a glass spread a layer of strawberry sauce add some fresh strawberry and mint leaves . Ready to impress your loved once 

Black and White Chocolate Shots

Black and White Chocolate Shots 

Creamy black and white chocolate shots are always a delight to serve my family and friends. As we all should take care of our health so excess of sweet and chocolate is not good that's why I serve it in my way in small servings. One shot is having white and dark chocolate together to make all happy ....

Preparation Time : 20 Min

Cooking Time : 2 Min

Ingredients :

• 100 gm White chocolate compound
• 100 gm Dark chocolate compound
• 2 Cup whipped cream
• 4 Tablespoon chocolate sause 
• Few chocolate for garnishing

Procedure :

• Divide whipped cream in two parts

• In a micro-safe bowl take white chocolate compound and microwave it on medium temperature for 1 minute so that it becomes smooth
• Now take first bowl of whipped cream and add melted white chocolate, mix both well till it is smooth

• Now take another microsafe bowl take dark chocolate compound and microwave it on medium for 1 minute. so that it becomes smooth
• Now take second bowl of whipped cream and add melted dark chocolate, mix both well till it is smooth

• Now take a serving glass add a layer of chocolate sauce then add a spoon of white chocolate mousse and tap the glass so that the bubbles does not form

• Now top this with a layer of dark chocolate mousse again tap the glass again a layer of white chocolate mousse

• Finish it with some chocolate garnishing

• Enjoy .....

Tips :

• While melting chocolate you can add few drops of milk also to get a nice smooth texture
• For melting chocolate you can use double boiler also
• To give it a neat look use piping bag

White Chocolate Mousse

White Chocolate Mousse

Our eyes get attracted towards all those fancy looking desserts in market. How much thrilling is the experience when you serve the same to your near and dear ones with your creativity. You can believe me these exotic dishes only need motivation to make, rest is too easy. Try this to believe

Preparation Time : 20 Min

Cooking Time : 0 Min

Ingredients :

• 150 gm White Chocolate compound
• 2 Cup whipped cream
• Few canned cherries or you can use fresh one if available
• Mint leaves for garnishing

Procedure :

• In a microsafe bowl take white chocolate compound and microwave it on medium for 1 minute. so that it becomes smooth

• Now take a bowl add whipped cream and melted white chocolate mix both well till it is smooth

• Take a serving dish add 1 tablespoon of chopped cherries .

• Now add a layer of mousse mixture. to give it a neat look use piping bag

• Garnish it with cherry and mint leaves

Tips: 

• While melting chocolate you can add few drops of milk also to get a nice smooth texture
• For melting chocolate you can use double boiler also
• If you are using fresh cherries then you can use it normal or to enhance the flavour add 2 tablespoon of sugar in 1 cup of chopped cherries and heat it in a pan for 4-5 minute to get a nice sauce kind of texture 

Choco-Fruito Delight

Choco-Fruito Delight

As February is on and love is in the air. Just surfing few sites to get an idea to celebrate and surprise my family members in a different way. To make them feel special, got an idea to present their favourite fruits in a makeover. Chocolate coated dressed with some exotic toppings.... For me it worked....

Preparation Time : 10 Min

Cooking Time : 5 Min

Ingredients :

• Fresh Fruits of your choice (kiwi, strawberry, orange, grapes, pineapple.....)
• 1/2 Cup dark chocolate compound
• 1/2 Cup white chocolate compound 
• 1 Tablespoon eatable silver balls
• 1 Tablespoon chocolate vermicelli or any other topping
• 1 Sheet butter paper

Procedure :

• Wash, clean and dry all fruits nicely 
• Peel and cut Fruits in desiered shape (like kiwi, pineapple)

• Take white and dark chocolate in seprate bowl and microwave them one by one for a minute on a medium temperature. Take out and stir it well, it should be properly melted and in a free flowing consistency. First so it with white chocolate compound and then dark one

• Even you can use a double boiler for melting chocolate

• Now In a plate keep a butter paper sheet. Dip strawberry in chocolate white or dark which ever you like. Wait for a minute so that excess chocolate is removed, now gently keep the strawberry on butter paper

• Repeat the step with other fruits. . Half with white chocolate rest with dark one.

• Now to decorate them further. if you want to add some eatable silver balls or sliced dry fruits or any other topping you can add these toppings immediately before setting the chocolates

• Another idea, you can dip fruits with dark chocolate once it is set, dip it again in a white chocolate but this time half only and allow them to set

• Another interesting idea, take a strawberry dip it into a dark chocolate allow in to set for 3 to 4 minutes, now in a spoon take a white chocolate and make a zigzag partern on chocolate this will give a very nice look. 

• Use your imagination and creativity and make as much chocolate delights as you want to impress your soul mate.....