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Ingredients
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Quantity
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Dry apricots
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400gms
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Sugar
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200gms
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Vanilla essence
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2 drops
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Fresh cream – whipped
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300ml
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Saffron strands – dissolved in a little
lukewarm milk
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a few
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Cherries – for garnish
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a few
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Soak the apricots overnight for at least 12 hours in lukewarm
water. De-stone the apricots and boil them in the same water on a low heat
until the apricots are cooked. Add sugar and continue to cook until the
apricots turn slightly dark in color and the mixture is thick. Add vanilla
essence.
When the mixture is cool, pass it through a mincer or a blender,
and finally pass it through a sieve to remove all the strands. Mix most of the
whipped cream into the apricot mixture and blend well. Blend the dissolved
saffron in the remaining whipped cream.
To serve, put a little apricot-cream mixture in a wine glass and
pipe saffron-cream on top to stand up in peaks. Garnish with a cherry.
Similarly prepare more servings with the remaining ingredients. Serve cold.
