Recipe Contribution: Sally Knight With recent studies indicating that coffee has many potent health benefits (including helping keep Parkinson’s, liver disease and Type 2 diabetes at bay), this fragrant beverage is making record sales across the globe. In India, coffee has been enjoyed in homes for generations; in fact, legend has it that Baba Budan once smuggled seven coffee beans from Yemen to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, as far back as the 17th century.
These days, coffee is a revered drink regardless of the season. In the summer, refreshing glasses of iced coffee have become all the rage, while in the winter, there is nothing like a steaming hot cup of filtered Tamil coffee, containing freshly ground beans, water, and milk; nice and frothy like grandma used to make for us when we became old enough to drink it. In this post, we highlight the popularity of coffee in India, suggesting a fantastic way to enjoy it – in a traditional Italian tiramisu.
What type of Coffee to Use? Before starting to prepare this popular dessert, we should take our time to consider that the very essence of tiramisu – is dark, brewed coffee. If you have a traditional Indian filter, by all means, use it. The recipe calls for less than a cup of coffee, so you don’t need to waste too much coffee or time in preparation. Traditional Indian coffee filters comprise two ‘compartments’. The top part contains holes at the bottom. The idea is to fill the top compartment with your favourite rich, dark ground coffee (avoid instant coffee to avail of coffee’s full benefits). You then add boiling water and wait until the coffee seeps through to the bottom compartment. The whole process can take up to 15 minutes, so if time is of the essence, cutting edge electronic drip brewers can save you time. Some machines allow you to time coffee making up to 24 hours before; therefore, you can programme your machine to have a full cup ready so you can start making your dessert when you get home from work. Many machines boast features such as temperature control, to ensure your coffee bears the right acidity levels and aroma. Once your coffee is ready, you are all set to make this no-bake dish!
- 300 grams ladyfingers
- 500 grams Italian Mascarpone Cheese
- 6 egg yolks (these should be refrigerated so they are cold)
- 4 egg whites (these should be refrigerated so they are cold)
- 180 ml brewed coffee
- A pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoon Marsala or dark rum
- Whisk the egg yolks, Marsala and sugar in a bowl set over a saucepan with slightly simmering water for around eight minutes, or until the volume of the mixture triples. Use a hand-held electric mixer for greater ease.
- Remove from the heat and beat in the mascarpone cheese until blended.
- Whip the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff peaks form. Once the previously heated yolk mixture has cooled down, fold it into the egg whites, taking care not to over beat.
- Take a 9×13 inch glass dish (23 x 33cm), and line it with the ladyfingers, after briefly dipping the latter into the coffee (which should be cool so as not to destroy the biscuits). Spoon half the mascarpone mixture over the ladyfinger layer, topping with a second layer of ladyfingers dipped into the coffee. Top with the remaining mascarpone blend. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight (or for at least 7 hours).
- To serve, dust with cocoa powder or grated chocolate.
- Enjoy your tiramisu with a freshly brewed cup of coffee or liqueur. Try to stick to traditional Italian ingredients, but feel free to use whatever your favorite brew is, taking time to filter it traditionally, or with the help of your favorite electronic coffee maker.
- Author: Kannamma - Suguna Vinodh
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Italian
- 300 grams ladyfingers
- 500 grams Italian Mascarpone Cheese
- 6 egg yolks (these should be refrigerated so they are cold)
- 4 egg whites (these should be refrigerated so they are cold)
- 180 ml brewed coffee
- A pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoon Marsala or dark rum
- Whisk the egg yolks, Marsala and sugar in a bowl set over a saucepan with slightly simmering water for around eight minutes, or until the volume of the mixture triples. Use a hand-held electric mixer for greater ease.
- Remove from the heat and beat in the mascarpone cheese until blended.
- Whip the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff peaks form. Once the previously heated yolk mixture has cooled down, fold it into the egg whites, taking care not to over beat.
- Take a 9×13 inch glass dish (23 x 33cm), and line it with the ladyfingers, after briefly dipping the latter into the coffee (which should be cool so as not to destroy the biscuits). Spoon half the mascarpone mixture over the ladyfinger layer, topping with a second layer of ladyfingers dipped into the coffee. Top with the remaining mascarpone blend. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight (or for at least 7 hours).
- To serve, dust with cocoa powder or grated chocolate.
- Enjoy your tiramisu with a freshly brewed cup of coffee or liqueur. Try to stick to traditional Italian ingredients, but feel free to use whatever your favorite brew is, taking time to filter it traditionally, or with the help of your favorite electronic coffee maker.
- Author: Kannamma - Suguna Vinodh
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Italian
Find it online : https://www.kannammacooks.com/tiramisu-made-filtered-coffee/
Finally a big hyper-mart in Bannerghatta road with ample parking space. Now that’s a deal right. SPAR India Hyper market has launched their new store at the Vegacity Mall. I live in Bannerghatta road and I really wanted to check out the place. It was the Bhogi day of 2018 and I did not expect the store that was inaugurated just a few days back to be so well stocked and people were already flocking to the store. I was asked to come and review the store and there was a contest going on the same day. I had a lot of fun and here is how it all went!
Five 🙎♂️🙎♂️🙎♀️🙎♀️🙎♀️lucky winners were given a minute to loot the store. So much energy !!! WOW!!!!😱😱😱😱😱. The contestants went crazy 😝 ……You can witness the madness🙃🤣🤪 that I tried to shoot today!!!! What fun…..😎😎😎
There are a lot of things I like about this store and the main one is the space! Its huge covering a total of 55000 sq.ft. The aisles are wide. Wide enough for you to park the trolley and explore the products without having to worry about someone interrupting you to move. That happens all the time right…..Now, you can explore at peace. They have thought this well.
Next is the billing counters. One thing I dread about shopping is standing in the queue to get billed. SPAR has got this sorted for you. This store has about 25 billing counters and that means very minimal queues if any!
The main thing that needs to said is the parking space. The mall has a parking lot that can fit 1200 vehicles. So that’s ample space for all of us shopping.
Now about the store. The store is unique and has a lot of things planned very well. One thing that caught my eye was the section “Taste of India” and “Taste of the world”. These sections have products sorted in the shelves according to the geography. They have sorted the shelves state / country wise. Its a winner there. Taste of Tamilnadu, Taste of Kerala and so on!
They also have SPAR naturals focussing on organic food like millets, seeds, etc… I really loved the Grandmas corner that has pickles, chutneys and the like prepared and sold home style.
The store is also well equipped with its techno stuff. They have a self assist kiosk to help the shoppers looking for something. Apart from that they have a 3D virtual showroom that can help in choosing the right color of your curtain to matching the colors in your bedroom. They also have a self checkout option just like the west now.
The aisles are packed with products. One has a lot of choice and variety!
And more products!
Free flowing groceries. This is one of my favorite.
More free flowing groceries!
An amazing meat and fish section that is so well organised and neat!
So that’s about the new store at Vegacity mall. If you are nearby, do checkout the place.
