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Thandai Panna Cotta with Strawberry, Hibiscus tea and ginger Jello
An elegant and velvety dessert with a perfect blend of sweetness and tartness
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian, Indian
Keyword: panna cotta, thandhai
Servings: 5 to 6 people
Author: Esha
Ingredients
  • 300 ml thandai milk strained (The recipe for this has been posted previously. check the recipe index)
  • 75 ml heavy cream
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • 2 tsp gelatin
  • 1 tsp water room temperature
  • 1 cup hibiscus tea
  • 2 tsp maple syrup
  • 170 grams strawberries I used frozen
  • 15 grams ginger
  • 1.5 tsp gelatin powder
  • 1 tsp water room temperature
Instructions
  1. Bloom 1.5 tsp gelatin in 1 tsp water and let sit for 3-4 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile in a blender, add hibiscus tea, berries, ginger and maple syrup. Blend to get very smooth liquid. You could strain it if you want.
  3. Warm the bloomed gelatin mix for 4-5 seconds in microwave until it melts. Do not over heat it.
  4. Mix this melted gelatin into the above tea blend.
  5. Set your glasses in an angle over a muffin tin. If the base of the glass is straight then the glass might slide. In that case, set them on a small bowl or muffin tin and rest a spoon or a tea towel to support and stabilize the glass.
  6. Pour the tea mix into the tilted glasses and chill in refrigerator in the tilted position for at least 3-4 hours or until fully set. This might take a bit longer too depending on your refrigerator. The tea has to set fully in order to support the pan cotta on top.
For Panna Cotta
  1. Bloom 2 tsp gelatin in 1 tbsp water for 3-4 minutes. Warm it in microwave to melt.
  2. Strain the Thandai milk if you want the creamiest texture. Add cream, half of the maple syrup and check for sweetness. Pour all of it more if it needs more sweetness and you could even add more.
  3. Add the melted gelatin in the panna cotta mix. Pour this into the glasses enough to cover the set tea jello.
  4. Put the glasses back in refrigerator and the glasses have to be standing staring at this time.
  5. Let it set for 4-5 hours.
  6. Top it off with fresh fruit, or whipped cream. Serve and enjoy this elegant Panna Cotta.