Apricot with fresh cream

APRICOT / KHUBANI WITH FRESH CREAM

Recipe courtesy –Julie Philip

INGREDIENTS

• Dried apricot – 10 or 12
• Sugar – 1 cup
• Water – 2 cup
• Chilled fresh cream – 1/4 cup
• Vanilla essence 2 drops OR a pinch of cardamom pwdr
• Few saffron strands for garnish [optional]

PREPARATION

1. Wash the dry apricot .
2. Take 2 cup of water + 1/4 cup of sugar in a pan and keep it to boil.
3. Once it starts boiling , lower the flame to medium low and add the apricots .
4. Cook for 12 to 15 mins till the apricots get soft .
5. Off the flame ,add the vanilla essence /cardamom pwdr  and mix .
6.  Allow it to cool .
7. Refrigerate it for few hrs .The apricots have to be in the syrup .

METHOD

Take the fresh cream in a bowl add 2 tbsp of the sugar syrup from the boiled apricot and mix well.

Take few soaked apricots in a small serving bowl .

Top it with  fresh cream .

Garnish with saffron strands and serve chilled .

**You can also soak it in the fresh cream for sometime .

VARIATIONS

You can avoid sugar . Just boil the apricots. While serving top it with fresh cream mixed  with honey .

NOTES

1. Adjust sugar as per taste.
2. You can also top it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream .
3. Same recipe can be tried with dry fig / anjeer.
4. You can also garnish with finely chopped dry fruits of your choice .
5. Apricots are a great source of vitamin A ,good for eyesight.

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