Ye Dosti hum nahi todenge, todenge dum agar tera saath na chodenge....

Well the todenge dum agar part is thoda extra and of course Filmy…but how can "I" ever do anything NON-FILMY!!

This post is for a very special friend, my Punjabi dynamite, every parent’s favourite, the Haanji queen and most importantly a friend with whom I share a bond beyond the norms of conventional friendship. She is a food enthusiast, loves Chicken in every guise…hell yeah! Shez a Punjabi! :P She has a beautiful mother, the most loving aunty ever, Leena Aunty jinse in madam ne haath ka jaado paya hai. She bakes heavenly cakes and so here comes my challenging story.

These few months of 2013 have been hectic and grueling. Anisha and I had been on a lets study for CMAT spree and our mom’s were on a lets add some calories onto our daughters spree. So every time we went to each other’s houses a feast awaited us. But this one day I decided to make something for my lovely friend…but what do you make for a person who is a brilliant cook herself, a dessert lover, an excellent baker.  This question was soon answered, thanks to Joey Mathews and her show Love Bites with Joey! :P

I had seen Joey make panacottas with a strawberry coulis, but my friend here loves-likes-adores chocolate. I knew what had to be served. So here is a recipe that has been highly appreciated by my family and friends!

Chocolate flavoured Panacottas!

INGREDIENTS

·         Milk-1/4 cup

·         Cream-3/4 cup

·         Chocolate-1/4 cup grated

·         Sugar- 3 tbsps

·         Gelatin- 1 tsp

·         Chocolate shavings

·         Chocolate sticks

·         Chocolate syrup

METHOD

1.      Melt the chocolate on a double boiler.

2.      Gently mix in the milk and keep stirring.

3.      Take a saucepan and put it on medium heat. Add the chocolate and milk mixture. Slowly mix in the cream.

4.      Now add the sugar and let it simmer.

5.      Add the gelatin, mix well and get it off the heat.

6.      Now pour this mixture into moulds of your choice and let it cool down.

7.      Once it has cooled down, let it set in the refrigerator for 3 hours.

8.      Demould it and serve it with some beautiful garnish using the chocolate syrup, the chocolate shavings and the sticks.

SPECIAL NOTES-

1.      Be very precise with the measurements. A little increase in the quantity of milk will destroy the dish.

2.      Whenever you are handling chocolate, do not let it come in contact with water.

3.      Always use a double boiler to melt chocolate to prevent it from burning.

4.      Gelatin should be added carefully because less gelatin will not let the panacottas set and more gelatin will make it taste rubbery.

5.      Use lovely moulds; they make the panacottas look delicious.

6.      Use a dash of creativity to add an edge to your dish.

BON APPETIT!