My Love for HAZEL......

I have a kink for hazelnuts. its an obvious marriage with chocolate . Here is a quick recipe to satisfy a Hazelnut and chocolate craving............

Chocolate & Hazelnut mousse

with toasted hazelnut and vanilla ice cream
Ingredients :
Serves 2 prep time : 30 mins Setting time : 3-4 hrs

Ingredients :
Dark chocolate : 200 gms

Eggs : 3 nos

Milk : 120 ml ,

Sugar : 60 gms

Vanilla essence : 3 ml

Gelatine : 25 gms ,

Whipped cream : 150 ml

Hazelnuts : 50 gms

Nutella : 150 gms

Method:
In a stainless steel vessel break the eggs and add in the sugar , milk and vanilla essence. Place this vessel on a double boiler and stir continuously till it forms a thick custard . the custard is thick enough when it coats the back of a wooden spoon. Cool this mixture. Melt the Dark chocolate in the microwave till smooth and add in the nutella. . chop 5-6 hazelnuts and add it to the chocolate and nutell mix .Hydrate the gelatine (as per the manfactures directions). Add the chocolate mix to the custard . pour the hydrated gelatine on a thin stream stirring continuously and fold in the whipped cream . Pour in moulds and set for 3-4 hrs . Demould and serve with chopped hazelnuts and vanilla ice cream on the side.