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strawberry and pomegranate parfait

Course Dessert
Cuisine World Cuisine

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups greek yoghurt or plain hung curd
  • 3 tbsps fresh cream
  • 3 tbsp castor sugar
  • for the sauce
  • 8 fruit strawberries
  • 1 medium pomegranate
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • for the granola
  • 1 cup of roasted assorted nuts of your choice
  • 4 tbsp palm jaggery

Instructions
 

  • take the greek yoghurt in a bowl and add the fresh cream to it. add the castor sugar and blend both together till creamy consistency.
  • for the sauce
  • chop the strawberries and deseed the pomegranate.
  • take a pan and heat it. add the strawberries and pomegranate to make a thick sauce. keep stirring and add the maple syrup. once thick remove from fire and set aside. leave the pulpy fruit as it is instead of blending it.
  • for the granola
  • heat a pan and add the jaggery to it. let it melt nicely and add the roasted nuts to it and mix nicely. grease a bowl and pour the granola into it. let it cool. i used cashew, walnut, almonds, peanuts and melon seeds.
  • layering
  • take two ice-cream glasses.
  • firstly, layer the bottom with the yoghurt mixture.
  • shake the glass to let the cream settle without any bubbles.
  • then gently spoon the pulpy sauce to make a fruity layer
  • now for another layer of the cream.
  • top the pudding with the crushed granola and garnish with a strawberry.
  • chill it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
  • your satiny smooth strawberry and pomegranate parfait with crunchy granola on top is ready.

Notes

it is a very flexible dessert. you can use cherries or strawberries.
you can use whipped cream instead of greek yoghurt.
use store-bought granola any nuts of your choice.
Keyword strawberry and pomegranate parfait