Elaichi Macarons
Recipe For Eid: Festive Fusion Dessert To Try

Name: ~Elaichi Macarons~ Recipe For Eid: Festive Fusion Dessert To Try
Total time: 82 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: For Macarons:; 1 cup Confectioners’ sugar; ¾ cup Almond meal (badam powder); 2 Egg whites (aged for 2–3 days at room temperature); ¼ cup Caster sugar; ¼ tsp Cardamom powder (Elaichi); Few drops Food colour of choice; For Chocolate Ganache:; 70 gms Semi-sweet chocolate bar; 5 tbsp Double cream; 1 tbsp Unsalted butter (at room temperature); ¼ tsp Vanilla extract

82 mins

Cooking Time

Intermediate

Difficulty

Ingredients

Veg + Egg

Diet

Elaichi Macarons are a fusion of delicate French baking and warm Indian flavours. The crisp shells made with almond flour are flavoured with cardamom and filled with chocolate ganache. For Eid, these bite-sized sweets are a delightful change from traditional mithai and are perfect for gifting or serving with chai after iftar.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients

For Macarons:

1 cupConfectioners’ sugar

¾ cupAlmond meal (badam powder)

2Egg whites (aged for 2–3 days at room temperature)

¼ cupCaster sugar

¼ tspCardamom powder (Elaichi)

Few dropsFood colour of choice

For Chocolate Ganache:

70 gmsSemi-sweet chocolate bar

5 tbspDouble cream

1 tbspUnsalted butter (at room temperature)

¼ tspVanilla extract