Chef Ranveer Brar offers a quick-fix breakfast: If you have access to a fresh croissant, convert it into a delicious Caramelised Pear Croissant Sandwich, spiked with a little chilly and black pepper.

Surprise your loved one with this morning plate of happiness.

Caramelised Pear Croissant Sandwich

Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 1 ripe soft pear
• 20 gm or 2 tbsp chopped walnuts
• 30 gm hung curd or hung yoghurt
• 2-3 tbsp caramel-flavoured syrup
• Dash salt
• Dash black pepper powder
• Dash chilly flakes
• 1 fresh croissant
• Parchment paper

Method

• Core and slice the pear into thick slices, but keep the peel.
• Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  Place the pear slices on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
• Drizzle 2 tbsp of the caramel syrup and bake in the oven until the slices are softened and caramelised, for about 10-15 minutes.
  Take out of the oven and cool.
• Mix the hung curd with the remaining 1 tbsp caramel syrup.
  Slit the croissant lengthwise into two halves.
  Place the sliced caramelised pear slices on the face of one of the halves.
  Garnish with the chopped walnuts and a dollop of the hung curd mixture.
  Sprinkle black pepper powder, chilly flakes, salt.
  Top with the other half of the croissant to form a sandwich.
  Serve warmed.

Note: 2 cups dahi/yoghurt makes about 1 cup hung curd. And 1 cup hung curd weighs 200 gm.

Chef Ranveer Brar is an author, MasterChef India judge and restaurateur with over 25 years of experience in the food industry.

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