Roasted Figs with Cardamom Yogurt make for a delicious quick fix when a dessert is the need of the hour. The colors on this dessert are really beautiful and the taste is even better, so get ready for some lip-smacking eye candy.
I hate dry figs, but I love fresh ones. So imagine my excitement when I saw a box of fresh figs at the market the other day. On the outside I was all poised as I reached for the box and grabbed it before anyone else could. But inside I was jumping and doing the happy dance. I got home and all I could think about was how I wanted to use them up. Usually between my sister and I, we would finish them straight out of the box, even before mum had a chance to unpack groceries. But this time I wanted to try cooking with them. While I used half the batch for my Spiced Lamb and Figs which are awesome BTW, this roasted fig with cardamom yogurt and honey made an elegant dessert for next day.
Ingredients6 Figs fresh , halved
4 tbsp Honey divided
1 Vanilla Bean optional
½ cup Yogurt or Curds thick
1 tablespoon Cardamom powder
Method* Spoon yogurt into a fine mesh sieve and let the whey drain overnight or for a couple of hours to make hung curd.
* I didn't plan ahead, so I ended up draining mine for only a half hour. This made no difference to the taste.
* Pre-heat oven to 200 degree celsius.
* Arrange figs on a roasting pan and drizzle with 2 tablespoons honey.
* If using slit the vanilla bean, scrape out the seeds and toss seeds with figs.
* Place in the oven and roast for 20 minutes.
* Mix cardamom powder in the yogurt and let it stand for ten minutes.
* To serve, place 2-3 figs in each bowl, spoon yogurt on top and drizzle with remaining honey and fig juices collected in the pan.