Panna cotta (In Italian - "cooked cream") is an Italian dessert of sweetened cream thickened with gelatin and molded. The cream may be aromatized with, coffee, vanilla, or other flavorings. Often served with a coulis of berries, or a sauce of caramel or chocolate or fresh fruits.
This is fusion recipe. In this recipe I have prepared semolina halwa using two flavors i.e. orange and cardamom. Halwa is prepared using coconut milk. Instead or cream I used full fat coconut milk and regular milk, reduced to half. Combined both the recipes and panna cotta is been prepared. Served with fruits and praline.
Sugar – 2-3 tbsp. for coconut milk mixture. + 2 tbsp for Halwa
Warm Coconut Milk – 1 Cup + 1cup for Halwa + ¼ cup for preparing kesar/saffron mixture
Warm Full Fat Milk – 1 Cup
Cardamom powder – ½ tsp for Halwa + ½ tsp for coconut + milk mixture.
Small raisins – 5-6 roughly chopped.
Orange Zest – 1 tsp
Saffron Strands – 1 tsp
Veg Gelatin – 1tsp
Cold Water – 2 tbsp. for blooming gelatin
For Praline – Sugar –3 tbsp
Lemon juice – ½ tsp
Raisins – 1 tsp roughly chopped or broken
For garnishing – Pomegranate Arils – ½ tbsp.
Kesar Strands
Instructions
Kesar milk Mixture - In a small bowl take ¼ cup warm coconut milk. Add kesar or saffron strands. Mix well.
Semolina Halwa - Heat pan. Add fine semolina or sooji. Dry roast on low flame till it gets golden brown color. It will take 8-10 minutes.
Add Ghee. Mix well.
Add sugar and cardamom powder. Mix well.
Add 1 cup warm coconut milk and half of the kesar milk mixture. and mix well for 1 minute. Switch off the flame.
Add finely chopped raisins and orange zest. Mix well. Halwa is ready
For Praline ââ¬â In a pan take sugar. Let it melt on low flame. Donââ¬â¢t stir it until sugar melts completely.
Add lemon juice and chopped raisins. Stir it. Switch off the flame.
Pour this mixture immediately on silicone mat or greased pan. It will harden after a minute. Cut or break it into small pieces. Use it for garnishing Panna Cotta.
For Coconut and Milk mixture ââ¬â In a thick bottom sauce pan or non-stick pan take coconut milk and full fat milk.
Stir gently. Simmer, stirring occasionally until it gets a desired consistency. It should be little thick and reduced by about half.
Add sugar, Cardamom powder and remaining kesar milk mixture. Stir. Switch off the flame.