Kitchen Tantra

Strawberry Surprise:

My Friend Teena calls this recipe as 'Strawberry Soup'. Which is her Gandmom's special recipe. She always wanted this recipe......but still couldnt predict 'what her grandmom's secret ingredient is'. So.....I just started a shot.....throwing myself all the ingredients she predicted, with my own ration and ofcourse, i did rely on some good websites too, to get it done with perfection. It turned out good. But......I wanted to call this 'strawberry surprise'. Hope....Teena would like it!

Ingredients:

Strawberries made into puree 1 cup(from fresh or frozen)
Fresh Orange juice 2 cups
Yogcurd 2 cups
Honey 1 cup / sugar 1 cup
Cinnamon powder 1/4 spoon
Nutmeg powder 1/4 spoon
Fresh strawberies 4-6 quartered for decoration
Large mint leaves few for decoration
Brandy/Rum 2-4 spoons (optional)

One can substitute with Chinese five spice powder or Indian chaat masala in place of cinnamon and nutmeg powder.

Method:

In a blender....bring yogcurd first and blend it real good. Once done with that....add orange juice and blend it too. Reserve them in a large bowl.

In the same blender.....make a thick puree out of strawberries. Without ading any water to it. Then transfer it to the same bowl.(in which we have yogcurd+orange juice)

Then add honey/sugar to this. Further add rum/brandy. Stir well. Refridgerate for atleast 3-4 hours. Its a cold dessert.

Just before serving, decorate with fresh strawberries, mint and garnish with cinnamon and nutmeg powder. Serve in a goblet/bowl.