I'm making a Yogurt Fruit Cocktail....

This recipe was actually “developed” quite by mistake some 12 yrs ago.

While preparing Fruit Cream Cocktail for a dinner party at home, to my horror I realized that instead of cream I had mistakenly used beaten yogurt!

There was no time for me to go out shopping again. So, after racking my brains I decided to get adventurous and present the dessert anyway.

That day I learnt two things (a) a new dessert and (b) never to keep cream and curd in identical bowls!

Of course, the recipe was well appreciated.

YOGURT FRUIT COCKTAIL                       Serves 4

Ingredients

Yogurt/Curd – 1 ½ cup (Use fresh curd)

Cream – 2 tblsp

Fruits (apple, chikoo/sapota/sapodilla, dates, grapes – cut into bits) – 2 cups

Icing Sugar – to taste

Vanilla essence – a few drops

Method

1. Hang the curd in a muslin cloth for 15 mins.
2. Sweeten it mildly with icing sugar. Add the essence and cream. Using a whisk beat it till smooth and well combined.
3. Cut the fruit and add half of the bits to the yogurt mix. Keep aside the rest for arrangement.
4. Take a fancy glass and arrange a layer of one type of fruit bits at the base.
5. Cover this layer with some fruit yogurt mix.
6. Arrange a different layer of fruit bit over this. Cover with yogurt mix.
7. Repeat till you reach the top.
8. The top layer should be the yogurt layer.
9. Arrange some fruits on top and decorate with chocolate sauce or a fruit crush.
10. Keep in the fridge and serve chilled.

• You can use any fruit that is available to you fresh, canned or dried.

• Combining some nuts into this cocktail is a good idea too. Make sure not to use too much of it though. 

© Rinki’s Kitchen 2012