Recipe- Roasted Figs With Cardamom Yogurt

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.

Ingredients

6 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.