Ingredients: For Pie Crust: All-purpose flour (2 1/4 cups) Salt (1 1/4 teaspoon) Sugar(1 tablespoon) Unsalted Chilled Butter (1 cup) Ice Water (1/2 cup) Pie Filling: Pecans (2 1/2 cups; roughly chopped) Eggs (3) Maple Syrup (1/4 cup) Light Corn Syrup (1 cup) Salt (3/4 teaspoon) Dark Brown Sugar (3/4 cup) Vanilla Extract (1 tablespoon)…
Category: Desserts
Onion Tarte Tatin
Ingredients: Shallots (8-9 shallots; peeled and cut into halves) [I used a 8-inch skillet] Garlic (1 teaspoon; minced) Rosemary (2 teaspoons; chopped) Sage (2 teaspoons; chopped) Thyme (2 teaspoons plus some for garnish) Balsamic Vinegar (2 tablespoons) Port Wine (1 tablespoon) Salt (1/2 tablespoon) Puff Pastry (1 sheet; rolled out to cover your skillet) Sharp…
Poached Pear (Belle Helene)
Ingredients: Pear (2-3 cored and peeled) Sugar (2 1/2 cup) Cinnamon (1 stick) Vanilla essence (1 teaspoon) Nutmeg (grated) Dark Chocolate (1/2 lb, chopped into smaller pieces) Vanilla Ice-cream Cocoa powder (optional; for dusting) Direction: In a pot bring water to boil and then add the sugar and let it melt. Add the vanilla essence,…
Kerala Halwa
Ingredients: Wheat flour (1 1/2 cup) Corn flour (2 1/2 tbsp) Jaggery (400 grams/ 1 lb) Coconut milk (2 1/2 cups) Cashew nuts Cardamom powder (1 tbsp or as per taste) Ghee (3 tbsp) (You can substitute ghee with coconut oil or use both as per your preference) Direction: In a bowl add the wheat…
Ada Prathaman
Ingredients: Rice Ada Jaggery Coconut milk Milk Cashew nuts Raisins Coconut pieces Cardamom Ginger powder (or dried ginger) Ghee Directions: Add rice ada to boiling water and let it cook for 5 minutes and turn off the heat and set it aside for another 5 minutes. Now drain out the water and put the rice…
The Ghee Spot 