Custards

In this video, Chef Manuel creates two versions of Crema Catalana (a kind of crème brûlée that comes from north Spain), a little different from the burnt cream recipe you’d find on the Internet – rustic style and Arola style.

Panna Cotta is an easy and elegant dessert from Italy. It goes well with almost all types of cut fresh fruits, fruit coulis and chocolate sauce.

This recipe is by Chef Suriya Phusirimongkhonchai who heads Spices, a South-East Asian restaurant at the JW Mariott, Mumbai. This dish packs in all the typical Thai flavours and was served by him at the Thai Street Food festival, where we interviewed him about the lesser known aspects of Thai cuisine. Watch the video here.

Chef Suriya, who specialises in Thai desserts, has shared two other recipes - the quintessential Thai Yellow Curry and Lemongrass Chicken.

Image courtesy: JW Mariott, Mumbai

The Italian Tiramisu means “pick me up” or “make me happy”, and nothing makes me happier than the kick I get out of the caffeine from the espresso and cocoa powder, the two dominant flavors in this dessert.

Tiramisu is not a difficult dessert. It's just an assembling of ingredients and the taste entirely depends on the quality of these ingredients. I've split the recipe into three parts: the sabayon, the body of mascarpone with sugar, and whipped cream and whipped egg whites. Simple!