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Following Good Friday, Easter which falls on the first Sunday of April every year is generally celebrated with midnight mass, family get-togethers, large lunches accompanied with an indulgence in timely sweets, including marzipan and easter egg chocolates. With new lockdowns being announced on a daily basis across India, it may be difficult to celebrate Easter the traditional way this year, but to keep the celebrations alive, you can prepare these unique recipes at your home to impress guests.
Experts at Lavazza share some delicious dessert made with coffee, while chef Vindhya Karwa from @Vinsplate shares exciting Easter egg recipes to compliment it.
White Chocolate Mousse
Ingredients
*200 g white chocolate
*5 g sugar
*2 egg yolks
*125 g liquid cream
*100 g whipped cream
*50 ml espresso coffee
*10 ml coffee liqueur
*5 g gelatine
Method
*Cut the chocolate into pieces
*Put it in a bowl and melt it in a bain-marie
*Mix the egg yolks with the sugar
*Pour the cream in a saucepan and bring it to a boil
*Soak the gelatine in cold water
*Combine the beaten yolks with boiled cream and cook up to 90�C without boiling until the cream is velvety
*Pour the cream on the white chocolate, loosely stirring with a whisk
*Next, combine the drained gelatine, the coffee liqueur and the coffee
*Stir well and let it cool without setting
*Then mix the whipped cream thoroughly
*Refrigerate for at least 4 hours before enjoying
Presentation
*Scoop up the mousse and put it in cat-tongue cones
*Serve with a coffee cream and decorate with wild berries
*We recommend using espresso coffee for this recipe
Lavazza Easter Gelato Surprise
Ingredients
*Colomba 100 g
*Egg yolk 200 g
*Milk 225 g
*Cream 275 g
*Sugar 50 g
For the topping:
*Salted roasted almonds 15 g
*Chocolate flakes 6 g
*Coffee powder 2 g
Preparation
*Bring the milk and cream to a boil
*Beat the egg yolk and sugar
*Add the milk to the eggs and cook while stirring until the temperature reaches 90�C
*Add the Colomba and whisk until it disintegrates
*Transfer to the ice cream maker and prepare the Colomba ice cream
*Mix the chocolate flakes with the coffee powder
*Arrange the ice-cream with the chocolate and coffee on top, add the almonds and serve
Coffee Parfait
Ingredients
*100 ml coffee
*4 eggs
*120 g sugar
*250 g cream
*100 ml coffee
*50 g sponge cake
*5 g gelatine butterscotch sauce
Method
*Mix the 4 egg yolks with 60 g of sugar
*Whip the 4 whites into peaks with 60 g of sugar
*Soften the gelatine in cold water
*Whip the cream
*Combine the whipped cream with egg yolks
*Melt the gelatine in the coffee and add to the mixture
*Add the whipped whites by stirring from the bottom up
*Pour the mixture into a rectangular plumcake mould
*Cover it with the slice of sponge cake and soak it with the sweetened coffee
*Place in the freezer for 6 hours
Presentation
*Cut an approximately 2.5 cm slice of the semifreddo
*Cut it in half again, at a 45� angle
*Arrange it on the plate and serve with butterscotch sauce
Spicy and limey eggplant
Spicy and limey eggplant -- Easter eggs by Vindhya Karwa (Vinsplate)
Ingredients
*6 mini eggplants
*3 cloves of garlic chopped finely
*Coriander leaves for the garnish
*2 tsp chilli powder
*1 tbsp oil
*Salt to taste
*Squeeze of lime
Method
*Make the eggplants into halves
*Brush the eggplants with oil, sprinkle the garlic, chilli powder, salt on the eggplants
*Put them in the air fryer for about 10 minutes or more till they are well done
*Plate them and squeeze the lime on them
*Garnish them with fresh coriander leaves
*Serve them hot
Avocado hummus
Ingredients
*2 cups Boiled chick peas
*2 tbsp sesame oil
*3 cloves of garlic
*Flesh of 2 ripe avocados
*Handful of spinach and parsley
*1 tbsp sesame seeds
*2 lime squeezes
*Salt to taste
*Ice cold water
*Roasted Black sesame seeds
Method
*Heat the sesame seeds in the sesame oil. Let it cool down.
*Saute 1/4 of the chickpeas with chilli powder and squeeze a little lime on them.
*Blend all of them together with little ice-cold water to make a smooth paste.
*Add salt and lime to the avacado hummus
*Fill the avacado skins with the prepared hummus and garnish them with black sesame seeds, parsley and spicy and sour chickpeas
*Enjoy them with fresh cucumber sticks, lavash or sticks of your choice.
Note: Ice-cold water makes the hummus fluffy.
