Shalvi Mohindra
Pastry Chef and Chocolatier
Ingredients
Ingredients (Peach and nectarine base)
- 1 medium peach
- 2 nectarines
- ⅛ cup sugar
- ½ Tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp cinnamon
Ingredients (Gluten-free crumble)
- ⅓ cup butter, cold
- ⅓ cup gluten free flour
- ⅛ cup granulated brown sugar
Ingredients (Cardamom and honey custard)
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cardamom pods
- ½ Tbsp honey
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp cornflour
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees celsius.
2. Prepare the ingredients
Slice peaches and nectarines to medium sized pieces. In a large bowl, combine the fruit with sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes then transfer into an oven safe dish.
3. Mix the ingredients
In a medium bowl, combine butter and sugar into a coarse crumble. You can use your hands.
4. Add the crumble to the fruit mixture
Place the crumble topping onto the fruit mixture. Bake for 40-45 minutes until the top is golden and the fruits are bubbling.
5. Heat the milk
Heat the milk with cardamom pods and let them infuse for 5 minutes. Strain the pods and remove them. Then add honey.
6. Mix the ingredients
Meanwhile, whisk cornflour and egg together. Once the milk starts to simmer, add bit by bit of the egg mixture. Keep mixing using a whisk on medium heat until it all starts to turn thick.
7. Enjoy!
The custard can be served cold or hot with peach crumble.
Shalvi has studied Diplome de Patisserie at Le Cordon Bleu, New Zealand and now specialises as a chocolatier. She had previously worked as a Chef de Partie for airline catering, creating desserts for first class and business class passengers, and is now working with as a Head chocolatier at Cocoa Wilds, where all the products are freshly made using no preservatives or artificial flavours.
When it comes to current and new recipes, Shalvi is always looking for healthier options, because desserts can still be indulgent and delicious without negatively impacting our health.
This is why Shalvi’s passion is to find and use only the best natural ingredients; an approach and philosophy she also incorporates in her everyday cooking by using fresh, whole foods and avoiding processed foods.
