Strawberry Mousse with Home-made Yougurt

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When Foodilicious Cooks announced the *farangi meetha* dessert contest, the first thing came up on my mind was mousse & strawberries. The contest calls for a sweet with milk and 1 fruit. So, I went on making a home-made yogurt and strawberry puree a day before.

This a very refereshing, low-calorie dessert with no preservatives used(other than gelatine;))

First, I made a biscuit base.Pressed it down firmly to make a base. Next step was the dark strawberry layer following the light strawberry layer. Covering it with home-made strawberry puree. I kept the moulds in the refrigerator for 3 hours. 3 hours were too long to spend:P Was fun making it as i was getting very impatient to see the layers:D. and how it would come out. 


Perfect for summers - Light and ever-so-satisfying dessert!

Recipe:
Biscuit base Ingredients:
100gms digestive biscuits; ground
4 tbsp melted butter
Method:
Mix the crumbs in with the melted butter to form the crumb mixture for the base.
 
Strawberry Mousse
Ingredients:
100gms Yogurt 
50 gms Cream Cheese
100gms Whipped Cream
1tbsps gelatin
200gms Strawberries; pureed 
4-5 tbsps powdered sugar
Method:
Blend the yogurt, strawberries & powdered sugar together until smooth. Add the clear gelatin & whisk. This makes the dark strawberry mousse. Once you use a portion of this in the first mousse layer, add the whipped cream to the rest to make the light strawberry layer. Pour the remaining strawberry puree on the top. And put it in the refrigerator for 3 hours.

Serve it with strawberries.

Fettuccine alfredo

Todays lunch - Fettuccine Alfredo. 

When you are running out of time. Or you arnt in mood. This is it!! Just 10 min. Haha!!

Fettuccine alfredo is a pasta dish made from fettuccine pasta tossed with Parmesan cheese and butter. Its simple, its rich & very classic!!

Here is the most reliable recipe: 

               Ingredients

• 1 pound  Fettuccine Noodles

• 1 stick  Butter

• 1 cup  Heavy Cream

• Salt and Pepper, to taste

• 2 cups  Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese

                     Preparation Instructions

• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• In a saucepan or skillet, warm butter and cream. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Grate Parmesan cheese and place half of it into a large serving bowl. Pour warm butter/cream mixture over the top.
• Drain pasta and immediately pour it into the bowl.
• Toss a couple of times, then sprinkle in the other half of the Parmesan.
• Toss to combine, thinning with pasta water if necessary.
• Serve immediately.

Paneer Cigar Rolls

This is the second time I have tried Paneer. The first time was when I made paneer makhani, which turned out absolutely awesome(recipe yet to post :P). This recipe is taken from here. This is one of my favourite place for perfect desi recipes. I wish I could try each and every recipe of hers =:)

Back to Paneer cigar rolls, I used store bought patties. mixed the ingredients, rolled out & fried. Easy & Quick - that`s the point!!

Recipe (yield approx 15-20 rolls depending on the size of your rolls)

20 wonton wrappers/ samosa patties.

For the Stuffing
1 cup crumbled paneer
1/4 cup approx of v finely chopped onions
1-2 green chillies, chopped finely (or as per taste)
1-2 cloves of garlic, finely minced (or as per taste)
1/4 cup fresh mozzarella, crumbled (or use grated mozzarella)
1/4 cup tomatoes, finely chopped
1 inch ginger, peeled and grated
1-2 drops of rice vinegar (or use regular – optional)
salt to taste (little since wrapper also has salt)

Method

On a stove top in 1 tsp oil, add all the ingredients together except the cheese. Saute until soft. You can do a taste test and change the seasoning according to your taste.

Remove from heat and add fresh mozzarella. Toss until well mixed.

roll it.
Now fry these up in hot oil.

Serve hot with ketchup and wait for compliments :P.