Indian-Style Sweetened Cheese with Saffron Almonds

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Indian-Style Sweetened Cheese with Saffron Almonds
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Difficulty:
easy
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Preparation:
30 min.
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Ingredients

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4
Ingredients
400 grams Paneer (Indian cream cheese)
2 very fresh egg whites
2 tsps Lemon peel
1 Vanilla bean (split and scraped)
5 Tbsps sugar
salt
ground saffron
200 grams Whipped cream
100 grams Shelled pistachio (finely chopped)
100 grams blanched almonds
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Preparation steps

1.

In a bowl, stir 1 pinch saffron powder into 1-2 tablespoons boiling water. Crumble the paneer and puree in a blender. Stir in the saffron water, the lemon zest and the vanilla seeds until smooth. Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff, gradually add the sugar and fold the egg whites into the cheese mixture.

2.

Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour. Beat the cream until stiff and chill. Dissolve 2 pinches saffron in 3-4 tablespoons boiling water and mix in a bowl with the almonds,let stand 10 minutes and cool in the refrigerator.

3.

Using 2 moistened spoons scoop the paneer mixture onto plates. Top with the chilled whipped cream and garnish with saffron almonds and chopped pistachios.