With November coming to an end, there are just a few days until the vegan month finishes. Every year, the world celebrates vegan month in November to promote veganism. The movement was started in 1994 with an ideology to prevent the cruelty against animals and lead a healthier life. It is celebrated around the world, where people share their vegan diet tips and ways to replace meat with plant-based substitutes.
Nowadays, veganism is highly promoted and a lot of celebrities including Anushka Sharma and Sonam Kapoor from Bollywood, have turned vegan. Unlike early days, today, a lot of vegan options are available in the market. Be it a mock meat or vegan butter, one can find a plant-based substitute of each meat and dairy product. There are numerous vegan recipes now that can make you forget meat. From starters to desserts, there are a variety of lip-smacking vegan dishes available that not only satisfy your palate but can also steal your heart.
Here is the recipe of two vegan desserts by prominent chefs of Hotel Royal Orchid, Bangalore:
1. Vegan White Chocolate Mousse With Chocolate Cup
By Chef Madhivanan, Pastry Chef, Hotel Royal Orchid, Bangalore
Prep Time: 25 Minutes
Cooking Time: 15 Minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- 500 gm 75% dark chocolate
- 600 gm dairy-free rich cooking cream
- 1 kg dairy-free rich whipping cream
- 200 gm dairy-free yogurt
- 500 gm white chocolate
Method:
- Melt the dark chocolate over a double boiler slowly.
- Once the chocolate melts shape it into a cup using a mould and let it set.
- Now boil the cooking cream, add the white chocolate to it, and mix well till it forms a homogenous mixture.
- Now allow the mixture to cool down and mix in the whipping cream and mix well.
- Once this is mixed, add the dairy-free yogurt, and mix well.
- Now take the dark chocolate cup that we had set and pipe in the mousse.
- Allow it to set for an hour in the refrigerator before serving.
- Garnish it and serve.
2. Vegan Shahi Tukda
By Chef Umesh Sharma, Chef De Partie, Hotel Royal Orchid, Bangalore
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cooking Time: 30 Minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
- 2 L almond milk
- 200 gm sugar
- 100 gm chopped apple
- 150 gm chopped banana
- 10 gm chopped pistachios
- 10 gm chopped almonds
- 1 silver leaf
- 4 slices white bread
- 850 gm water
- 1 lemon wedge
- 400 gm vanaspati ghee
Method:
- Add sugar to water and bring it to a boil.
- Add the lemon wedge to the sugar syrup and skim any impurities that come up.
- Boil the sugar and water mixture till the water reduces by 25%.
- Now cut the white bread slices into four pieces and fry them till golden brown in the vanaspati ghee.
- After frying, dip the fried bread pieces into warm sugar syrup drain and keep it aside.
- Now on a slow heat start cooking the Almond milk and reduce the 2 L milk to 350 ml.
- Once the milk is reduced allow it to cool down and chill it in a refrigerator.
- Now make sandwiches of the fried and sweetened bread with the reduced almond milk.
- Garnish it with silver leaf, chopped pistachios and almonds, and serve cold.
Try these recipes and enjoy.