Indian Inspired Dark Chocolate Truffles

I love Japan. It is home to my favorite chocolatier- Royce’. They make these velvety smooth Nama Chocolate Truffles with the most amazing cocoa and fresh cream and the moment I put a piece in my mouth..it’s gone! I am gone! Being so far away from my favorite chocolates, I decided to make my own chocolate truffles this Rakshabandhan. They are so ooey-gooey melt-in-your-mouth delicious and so easy (just two ingredients!) and they come with hidden treasures!

Now, I wanted to play with desi flavors like gulkand which is a rose petal preserve, spiced-up cashews and khajoor or dates to create a harmonious fusion of traditional Indian sweets and dark chocolate, but, you can let your imagination run wild and wonderful and weird because chocolate goes well with EVERYTHING!

Enjoy 🙂

DARK CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES

–Desi Style

Serving: 10 Chocolate Truffles

Ingredients:

• 250 gm Amul Bitter Chocolate, or any good quality dark chocolate, chopped
• 125 gm or 1 cup Amul Fresh Cream

Method:

1. Heat the cream over medium heat, till it comes to a boil.
2. Pour it over the chopped chocolate and let it sit covered for a few seconds.
3. Blend it well with a spatula and let it cool.
4. Scoop out a bit of this chocolate cream with a spoon and roll into a ball.
5. Flatten the ball on the palm of your hand and spoon a bit of your preferred filling in the center.
6. Pack it like a dumpling and roll into a ball again.
7. Roll this truffle ball into your preferred topping.
8. Repeat the same with the rest of the cream.

Interesting Combinations:

1. Spicy Cashew: Topping- Roasted cashews and black pepper.
2. Rose Gulkand: Topping- Dried rose petals. Filling- Rose petal preserve.
3. Coconut & Sticky Caramel: Topping- Fresh Coconut. Filling- Toffee caramel.
4. Pista Date: Topping- Pistachios. Filling- Date cream.

Tip:

If the chocolate cream starts melting or sticking to your hands, you can pop the mixture into your fridge for a couple of minutes.