Sugar, spice and everything nice: Two delicious recipes for Christmas cooking
A soup and cake to add to your festive menu.
By ET Bureau | Updated:
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A plum cake so delicious you'll want to make it even after Christmas.
Christmas isn’t complete without a table that’s groaning under the weight of delicious food. Chef Sushant Parab, Hotel Sahara Star’s executive sous chef, agrees.
INGREDIENTS Pumpkin: 400 gm Garlic: 2 cloves Onion: 1 no Cinnamon: A pinch Marsala: 100 ml
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Cream: 100 ml Salt: To taste Pepper: A pinch Thyme: 1 spring Oil: 20 ml Butter: 1 tbsp
A Creamy Pumpkin and Marsala soup for a chilly Christmas evening.
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METHOD - Peel, cut and roast pumpkin in the oven with thyme and oil - Chop onion and garlic, sauté in butter - Puree the roasted pumpkin in the blender smoothly
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- Add this puree to pan. Adjust the seasoning and finish with cream and marsala
METHOD - Take a large bowl and sieve together the flour and baking powder. Keep it aside. - In another bowl mix together brown sugar and butter, till the sugar dissolves completely with the help of an electric blender. Break the eggs and add them one by one. Keep beating the mixture till it is light and frothy - Gradually add the flour to this egg-butter and sugar mixture spoon by spoon so that no lumps are formed. Keep stirring to attain a smooth mixture. Add caramel and spice mix blend well. Allow the batter to rest for 10 minutes. - Meanwhile chop the nuts and prunes finely. Mix in the batter. Beat well again. Reserve some nuts that you can put on top of the cake. - Pre-heat the oven at 180 degrees for 15 minutes. Prepare a baking tray by lining it with butter paper. Grease it with oil or butter and dust some flour. Add the batter. - Bake at 170 degrees Celsius for 25-30 minutes.
Whether For You Or A Loved One, These Delicious Hampers Will Add Festive Cheer To Your Holidays
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Spending Christmas with family, or planning a feast for one? Whatever your Christmas plans, the delectable hamper by The Oberoi, New Delhi will fit in perfectly.
Pick from a selection of their Christmas breads and cakes, an assortment of handmade chocolates, macarons, honey and dry fruits, gourmet pasta and oils, preserves and more to curate the perfect hanper.
They also have traditional Plum cakes and pudding, Stollen spiked with flavour of marzipan, Dundee cakes decorated with blanched almonds, delicately braided Jewish bread- Challah, cinnamon and Christmas fruits, Austrian Kugelhopf breads, Panettone- an Italian sweet bread loaded with candied citron, lemon zest and raisins, and not to mention the popular Mince Pies to add to the yuletide cheer.
Price: Rs 2,500 (plus taxes) onwards
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The St Regis Mumbai has put together Christmas themed gourmet delicacies that will get you in a celebratory mood. The hamper includes Christmas cake, extra virgin olive oil, Blue Tokai coffee, Les Confitures fruit spread, The Fine Cheese Co crackers, Blossom honey all packed in a luxury leather box. Those looking to gift other decadent delicacies can choose from plum pudding, christmas cake, nutty orange loaf, liqueur chocolates, stollen bread, gingerbread cookies, dundee cake, panettone, sea salt & hazelnut cookies and much more.
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The Bombay Sweet Shop is adding a generous drizzle of fun for the most indulgent season. Bringing together the best of childhood treats wrapped in sweet memories of rum balls and jammy Swiss rolls. You can choose from a number of treats such as their version of chocolate rum balls, kaju marzipan bon bon and traditional Florentines. Must trys also include Nana's Coconut Ice, with zingy lemon zest and pure vegetarian silver warq. The boxes are priced at 650 & 1200.
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Hurrem’s has launched a special “three-tiered holiday hamper”, which includes a box each of the holiday-themed Turkish Delights, baklava and dates and nuts. Guests may also avail the Christmas limited edition boxes - available for a fixed price of Rs 1100, these gift boxes can include any combination of their holiday offerings. Pre-curated assorted gift boxes with a premium wooden packaging are also available, filled with holiday-themed Turkish desserts and sheer delight. The Christmas special offerings are priced at Rs 1000-3000.
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The Sequel festive gifting hamper this year features a loaf of traditional plum cake with berries and nuts, soaked in organic wine; a box of chocolate, cinnamon & orange cookies (box of 4); a box of gingerbread cookies (box of 3); a box of coconut, pistachio & ginger truffles (box of 9); raspberry & cranberry preserve (100 grams); and a soy wax candle made with organic lavender oil. This hamper is priced at Rs. 3500 plus taxes. A delicious, festive add-on to the hamper is Sequel’s organic mulled wine, made with organic red wine.
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The Gift Studio: If you or a loved one has a sweet tooth, this should be the go-to hamper for you. Prced at Rs 2999 and available at The Gift Studio, this sugary gift hamper is perfect for people who live, eat and breathe chocolates. There’s a mix of white, milk and dark chocolate as well as a tin of festive candies. They also have hampers for those who love wine, Italian food and Mexican cuisine.
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