Ingredients
2 slices white bread
40 gms ghee
20 ml milk
2 tsp sugar
½ tsp ground cardamom
2 tsp rabdi or reduced milk (see tip below)
1 fresh fig, sliced
2 tsp caster sugar
1 tsp freshly whipped cream
2 sprigs mint
Chocolate tuile or thins for garnish (made from melted chocolate, optional)
Method
1. Using a round cutter, cut out circles from the bread. Heat the ghee in a pan and fry them until golden brown.
2. Heat the milk with the sugar and ground cardamom powder.
3. Soak the fried bread in the milk for 30 seconds, then arrange on a serving plate.
4. Spoon the rabdi on to the soaked bread, top with a fig slice and sprinkle some caster sugar. If desired, caramelise with a blow torch.
5. Garnish with whipped cream, mint sprigs and chocolate tuile.
Recipe courtesy: Bombay Brasserie, Taj Dubai
Tip: Rabdi or reduced milk can be purchased at Indian sweetmeat shops. However, if you are planning to make it at home, try using a heavy pan to boil the milk -- don't use a pan with a thin base as the milk could stick to the bottom and spoil the taste of the rabdi.
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