Monday 2 November 2009

Pannacotta with coconut and melon

Pannacotta simply means "Cooked cream" it is a dessert from Northern part of Italy.
This creamy dessert is made by cooking, cream, sugar, milk and agging gelatine for setting.
I can be serves with a coulli of fruits or beries, chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, well what ever you fancy ............
The end result is always great, you have this silk dessert which just slides down you throat while you eat them ;-)
And if you are a regular reader of my blog you will know that I am a passionate about this Italian dessert. They are easy to make and it always impress my guest for dinner.

Like the time I made this delicous Bluberry pannacotta, or when I made this delicous Espresso Pannacotta from Deeba's place Passionate about baking , or why not give a try with this

Espresso flavoured Milk chocolate one or the Orange pannacotta with caramalized oranges, or the Mango pannacotta which i tried from Meeta's place What's for Lunch Honey orthe one with balsamic berries now with all these variety of pannacotta you can understand how i love this easy to make delicous smooth silky Italian dessert.

I loved making this one ,especially when my guest were curious how i got the slanting effect , if you look to the step by step pictures you will see how i achieved thate beautiful look.

Serves: 6

Ingridients
1/2 l coconut milk ( used tinned ones)
60 gm sugar
3 gm gelatine leaves
1 cavaillon Melon
200 ml sweet white wine
6 glasses

Warm the coconut milk with the sugar don't let it boil.
Soak the gelatine leaves in cold water for five minutes and squeeze oout the water before you use them.
Tale the warm coconut milk and add the gelatine and mix well. Let the mixtue get a little bit cool.
Now take a empty egg box and place the glasses in a slanting way and pout the coconut mixture so you will get the slanted effect. Place them carfully in the fridge for atleast 2 hours till it is set.

Cut the melon , remove the seeds and scoop the fruit out.
Mix the fruit pieces with the sweet wine with a mixer and keep them also in the fridge for cooling.
Before you serve just pour the mixes melon mix on to the pannacotta and serve it .


69 comments:

Pari Vasisht said...

Hi. I am also a big fan of the panacotta, and this looks so beautiful and inviting dear. Love the slant effect.
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sra said...

This is really very nice, Happy! I know you love panna cotta

chef and her kitchen said...

Wow lovely color...I just love pnnacotta..

Sushma Mallya said...

pics are really very lovely...esp the colour of it...must be very nice as well

Lavanya Raj said...

WOW, Such a lovely colourfull panna cotta. LOVE the Last Pic HC!

Suparna said...

wow HC, That's a lovely colour and combo :) love the texture of pannacotta. beautiful presentation and clicks.
TC

Home Cooked Oriya Food said...

I have enjoyed all your pannacotta posts... Have to try once... Looks great as usual...

Anonymous said...

How gorgeous! I love the two layers, the colors are incredible!

roma said...

ohh Geez! Looks absolutely refreshing. Superb shot too.

kamalabhoopathy said...

Looks very beautiful and tempting

Unknown said...

yummy...love the colour..

indosungod said...

Looks lovely HC. I have to give it a try sometime.

Poornima Nair said...

Pannacotta looks amazing, lovely presentation.

Rina said...

Beautiful Dear..Luv the idea of slant effect and the color combo..a must try I should say..nice pictures.

chakhlere said...

OMG!! That looks so lovely.
The technique of giving slant effect is great. Very creative.
Its a must try for me.

Cham said...

The slanting effect will definetly create a "wow" effect! An exotic dessert!

Dewi said...

Eat meet west, sound delicious!

Unknown said...

Oh my goodness. This looks soooooo good!absolutely delicious...Nice presentation!!

Vrinda said...

Looks so beautiful...yummm

Cilantro said...

Last pic is the one I like the most. Looks like a great combo of the melon and coconut. Can I make it without the wine?

Finla said...

Cilantro, sure you can make without the the wine, maybe then you should add a bit of suagar syrup otherwise the pilp might be too thick.

Ivy said...

This is a great idea and lovely presentation. Will you believe that my son was in Rome and couldn't find panacotta anywhere!!

Priya Suresh said...

Wooww such a beautiful and eyecatching Pannacotta HC...Drooling over those gorgeous pannacotta..

Seena said...

am coming there, I need that drink and melon.. :) yummmmmmmmm!!

Unknown said...

Very interesting one, very beautifully presented.

Soma said...

coconut and melon sounds wonderfully summery! love the way you have arranged it in layers.

Anonymous said...

What lovely panacotta!! Beautiful to look at, and sutely delicious!
ronelle

Chibog in Chief said...

Absolutely beautiful!!! I love the idea of coconut and melon, the taste must be heavenly in the mouth! and the color wow!!

Raks said...

Wow,excellent recipe and what a presentation! Looks great am drooling here !

jayasree said...

Another panacotta is what went thro my mind when I read the title on my reader. And you make it each very unique.

Love the slant effect and the color combo.

suvi said...

yeah, we know you love pannacotta - you have some superb ones on the blog. And I just love this one for its presentation!!

notyet100 said...

omg u hve so mny yummy delicacies,...

Juliana said...

Oh! I love pannacotta...and yours look absolutely yummie, like the version of melon and coconut milk. Great presentation! Nice pictures!

Sudeshna said...

They look so lovely :). Is it possible to use gelatin crystals in place of the gelatin leaves ?

Finla said...

Sudeshna, sure you can use crystal ones, just that you should know the correct masurment and usually it is written on the packets.

Shah cooks said...

oh my, that is amazing looking dessert.. where's my spoon? i wnat to disturb those delicate layers.

Unknown said...

Wow...feel like having some...rich presentation:)

Dori said...

That melon has a beautiful color.. so the pannacotta is beautiful, too :)

Gloria Baker said...

HaCook I love panacotta and this look absolutely lovely and delicious love the mix! gloria

Rekha said...

Oh this looks delicious, love the color!

lissie said...

F, it makes me drool over here...liked the slanting effect. yummy dessert!

Sum Raj said...

i am impressed dear...ur a great creative cook...hats off to u ...

Unknown said...

Long since I visited your space. This sounds like a simple n yummy dessert!

Vikis Kitchen said...

Italian recipes rocks...Pannacotta with melon seems a good idea. Nice presentation.

Vijitha said...

Wow Lovely panacotta. I love them and this one is an interesting combo!

ST said...

eye catching and suppper dupppppper panacotta dear:)

Erica said...

Wow! Your pictures are fantastic! Love the color.

Lavanya Siva said...

Hey, i will tell you what.....My daughter started to ask me for this. She said, she wanted the laptop orange drink. ( Because she saw your on the laptop ). So i am going to try it. If she finishes off full, then all credits will go to you ........Thanks for sharing.

Finla said...

Lavanya let me know how it went and i do hop your daughter will love it.

Cakelaw said...

I adore panna cotta, and this gives it a lovely Asian twist.

Susan said...

Very pretty and unique - a show-stopper of a dessert!

Parita said...

Love the last click..love the combination of flavors!!

Shanthi Krishnakumar said...

Lovely slant effect and nice idea

Muneeba said...

Love panacotta, 'coz it's so easy and delicious and elegant. Yours looks absolutely divine! Gorgeous presentation.

Malar Gandhi said...

Dude, those look amazing...lovely pictures, and I love pannacotta.

Preety said...

that is almost too pretty to drink..love the orange color too

Yasmeen said...

So pretty,thanks for the slanting effect tip,I always wondered how that works :D

Anonymous said...

Such vibrant color, wonderful recipe.

Sharmila said...

What a beautiful arrangement Happy! Looks absolutely stunning. :-)

Bharathy said...

What a creative one!!...lovely colourful layers!!!delicious combo!:)

Deeba PAB said...

Oh I just love this F...panna cotta to die for! Fabulous & so well set!

Unknown said...

I love pannacotta for desserts. And why I got an ad floating through my screen when I open your page, I wonder?

Bombay-Bruxelles said...

Your pannacottas are absolutely yum! I hereby name you queen of panacottas :-)!!!

Finla said...

Arfi i have no idea why there is a add poping up when on my place. I will check it out.

Bombay Brussels hi hi thankyou.

priya said...

hi first time here....lovely and yummy recipes...great presentation..loved tht color...if u ve time, do visit my blog!

Sunshinemom said...

This looks lovely! The styling is great:)

Cakelaw said...

I love this Asian twist to an Italian dessert - lovely.

Rose from Magpies Recipes said...

Wow! I have to make this right away!Love the slant effect simply beautiful!

The Betz Family said...

Love the tilted look of your Panna Cotta layers! Nice job on the challenge!