Chef Karan Bane of Kaitlyn's Beer Garden, Mumbai shares two special monsoon recipes.
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Smoked Tomato and Scamorza Arancini

Ingredients for one portion (4 pieces)

• 120 gm risotto rice, cooked
• 15 gm sun-dried tomatoes
• 2 gm fresh basil
• 12 gm scamorza cheese
• 10 gm parmesan cheese
• 5 gm refined flour
• 20 gm panko bread crumbs
• 20 gm tomato sauce
• Salt to taste
• A pinch of black pepper

Method

• In a pan add some butter.
• Once it melts, add the risotto rice and saute.
• Add some water, sundried tomatoes and cook.
• Add basil, parmesan cheese and seasoning.
• Cook until the risotto mixture is tight and cool it down.
• Once the mixture has cooled, make round balls of 30 gm each, and stuff them with scamorza cheese.

For the coating

• Coat the risotto balls in refined flour.
• Dip the risotto balls in batter (make a thin batter of refined flour and water).
• Coat them with bread crumbs and make sure it is equally coated.
• Deep fry until golden brown and serve with tomato sauce.

Edamame and bacon soup

Ingredients

• 150 gm edamame beans
• 50 ml veg stock
• 10 ml cooking cream
• 5 gm butter
• 5 gm refined flour
• 10 gm bacon strip
• Salt to taste
• White pepper powder to taste

Method

For the edamame puree

• Blanch edamame and remove the beans.
• Blend the beans together with some water until it's a fine puree.
• Strain for smooth consistency. 

For the soup

• In a pan add some butter and melt it.
• Add refined flour and saute.
• Slowly add the veg stock and keep whisking while making sure no lumps are formed.
• Add the edamame puree to the pan. 
• Cook on low flame and finish off with some cream.
• Grill the bacon strip until crispy. 
• Finely chop it and add to the soup.
• Add the seasoning and serve hot.

Tip: Bacon strips are already salty, so be careful with the amount of extra salt to be added.

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