Winter dessert recipes: Winter is the time to gorge on good food and desserts taste especially sweet in these cold months. As we step into December, it's time to try out interesting dessert recipes in the kitchen. One problem with yummy desserts is that we can also put on that extra weight, thanks to the high-calorie content. Chef Sabyasachi Gorai, aka Chef Saby, President of Young Chef Association of India, shares with us two yummy winter dessert recipes.
This recipe is inspired by the love of North India for gajar ka halwa. While there's no doubt that it tastes yummy, one has to be cautious about weight. This Gajar Ka Halwa mousse tart is a gluten-free tart and does not contain grain / white sugar. "The gajar ka halwa mousse, as well, does not have any white sugar, a very limited amount of clarified butter, and no artificial sweetener. We are using desi khaand which is the first extract of sugar and is a healthier substitute of grain sugar. The whipped ganache as well does not have any sugars, just the sweetness of the chocolate does the trick," says Chef Saby.
Ingredients:
For the Tart shell ( shortcrust pastry)
Ragi flour – 80 gm
Almond flour – 50 gm
Rice flour – 20 gm
Icing sugar – 3 gm
Salt – 3 gm
Milk – 30 ml
Butter – 75 gm
Method:
For Gajar ka halwa mousse
Carrots (Desi) – 200 gm
Milk – 50 ml
Clarified butter – 100 gm
Milk maid – 50 gm
Mawa – 50 gm
Stevia – 10 gm
Green cardamom powder – 5 gm
Heavy cream – 40 gm
Whipping cream – 50 gm
Method:
Whipped cardamom ganache
White chocolate – 85 gm
Cooking Cream – 150 gm
Liquid glucose ( optional ) – 20 gm
Whipping cream ( Niagara) – 120 gm
Green cardamom powder – 5 gm
Method:
Chef Saby says, "I feel fig is one of the most underrated fruits. Figs are a good source of both calcium and potassium. These minerals can work together to improve bone density, which can, in turn, prevent conditions like osteoporosis. I remember there was this sweet shop that used to sell fig barfis. And they were so delicious! However, those were way too sweet and hence I thought of making my own version of the fig halwa. This is a simple baked cheesecake with brulee figs in it. This dessert does not contain any white sugar. We have used healthier substitutes, such as jaggery powder and brown sugar. This dessert can be consumed by those on keto diets as well."
Cheesecake base ingredients:
Parle G biscuits – 120 gm
Unsalted butter – 60 gm
Khaand – 20 gm
Method:
Grind the biscuits into a fine powder in the mixer
Add the khaand and the butter and mix well to a crumbly texture
Line the cake tin with this mixture to form the cheesecake base
Cream cheese batter ingredients:
Cooking cream – 60 gm
Orange juice – 30 gm
Jaggery powder – 40 gm
Fig puree – 60 gm
Egg – 1 no.
Corn flour – 9 gm
Cream cheese – 165 gm
Method:
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