Rum Pineapple and Passionfruit Pavlova
We eat our Christmas Pudding on Christmas Eve rather than on Christmas Day in this house, after a lighter, if festive, meal --although, by the time we tuck into the flambéed pud, it actually is well after midnight! Thus, our Christmas Lunch ends on a lighter and fluffier note, oftentimes a good old pav, with sharp and bright fruit and a tangy, spiced cream. As my girlfriend gave me a recipe for Mince Pies, I shared this particularly Kiwi Rum Pineapple and Passionfruit Pavlova with her. (She said it went down a treat in New Plymouth, with none of it left! It was a success up here, too!)
Ingredients (serves 8 to 10):
For the meringue
4 large eggs whites
1 cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon cornflour (cornstarch)
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
For the rum-soaked pineapple
½ plump vanilla bean, split lengthwise
1/2 large, ripe pineapple
1 heaped tablespoon Manuka Honey
2 tablespoons Ginger and Lime Rum
1 cup double cream
1 heaped teaspoon Manuka Honey
2 large, ripe passion fruits
Draw a 20cm/8″ circle on baking paper and line a baking tray with it. Preheat oven to 160°C/320°F.
Place egg whites in the bowl of an electric stand mixer, and beat on high speed for about 5 minutes (whites must not be too stiff). While still beating, add caster sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time until all is incorporated. In a small bowl, stir cornstarch and apple cider vinegar until well-blended. Add to the egg whites. They now must be beautifully glossy and stiff.
Spoon the meringue onto parchment paper, spreading it evenly in the drawn circle (keep it into the lines, as the meringue will spread a bit while cooking), shaping it into a sort of a wreath, with a hollow centre and thick enough edges.
Place on the middle shelf of the preheated oven, and bake meringue at 120°C/250°F, for 1 hour and a half. When cooked, you should be able to lift it easily from the parchment paper. Leave in the oven, until cooled, about an hour.
Scrape seeds off the vanilla bean and into a medium bowl.
With a serrated knife, cut off pineapple skin. Core pineapple and cut it into chunks. Add them to the bowl, along with Manuka Honey, and Ginger and Lime Rum. Stir well to coat and combine, and allow to infuse and marinate in the refrigerator, at least a couple of hours.
Before serving, pour double cream into a medium bowl, and beat with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in Manuka Honey, and four tablespoons of the Manuka Honey and Ginger and Lime Rum marinade until stiff peaks just form.
Gently place meringue onto serving plate. Spoon Manuka Honey and Ginger and Lime Rum whipped cream in the middle of the meringue. Cut one of the passion fruits in half and scoop its pulp onto the cream. Swirl it in with a spoon. Scatter Ginger and Lime Rum-soaked pineapple chunks generously on top. Halve remaining passion fruit, and drizzle its pulp all over.
Serve Rum Pineapple and Passionfruit Pavlova immediately, with a glass of chilled Champagne.
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Vada pav is a popular street food from Mumbai, India.
It is essentially a burger made with a spicy potato fritter called vada,
Burger between two slices of bread called pav, along with a variety of chutneys and spices.
Here's how you can make vada pav at home
Ingredients:
4-6 pav buns
4-5 medium-sized potatoes, boiled and mashed
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
2-3 green chilies, finely chopped
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp garam masala powder Salt, to taste
1-2 tbsp oil
A handful of fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
1/4 cup besan (gram flour)
Oil, for deep-frying
Green chutney, tamarind-date chutney, and garlic chutney, for serving
Instructions: In a pan, heat 1-2 tbsp of oil.
Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and let them splutter.
Add ginger-garlic paste and green chilies and sauté for a minute.
Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, and garam masala powder, and mix well. Add the mashed potatoes and salt, and mix everything well.
Cook for 2-3 minutes on low flame. Finally, add chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
Remove the mixture from the heat and let it cool down. To prepare the vada batter, mix besan with water and make a smooth batter.
The consistency should be thick enough to coat the potato balls.
Now take a small portion of the potato mixture and shape it into a ball.
Heat oil in a pan for deep frying.
Dip the potato balls in the besan batter and gently drop them into the hot oil.
Fry them on medium flame till they turn golden brown in color.
Remove them from the oil and place them on a paper towel to remove excess oil.
Slit the pav buns horizontally and spread green chutney on one side and tamarind-date chutney on the other.
Place the vada in between the pav and press gently. Serve hot with garlic chutney and a hot cup of tea. Your delicious vada pav is ready to be enjoyed!
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The Indian snacks are usually delicious and mouth watering preparations. Savouries like "Samosa", "Aloo Tikki" and "Vada Pav" are easily prepared and are commonly served Indian snacks.
https://www.indianetzone.com/38/indian_snacks.htm
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