The Mozzarella conundrum: To indulge or not to indulge.

Arrrrgh! Painful are those days when you find it impossible to stop the bouts of food cravings from giving you the dizzy and the unavailability of anything to binge on, makes survival quite a challenge. Okay, enough with the exaggerations! The next best thing? You look into the refrigerator to find a handful of things to make yourself a quick meal. Imagining oneself as one of those lucky contestants on Masterchef vying for the winning spot of the day, as a part of those delightful Mystery box challenges, one sets out on a nerve wracking task. I fared well. I made myself, Sticks of Mozzarella friend in Sprite batter with a Cola spiced Pear on the side! :D Hell to the yes. I often use the Sprite Batter to make Onion rings and Mango fritters! It is super light and crispy. Num num num num!!!

Ingredients(In other words, what I found in my refrigerator. :| )

1) A bar of Mozzarella
2) Cola and Sprite(2 tbsp of each).
4) 2 tbsp Plain Flour or Rice Flour
5) 2 tbsp Corn Flour for the Batter
6) A pinch of salt
6) A pear
7) 1 cinnamon stick and 1 Bayleaf
8) 1/2 liter water
9) 1/2 tsp of Nutmeg and 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder.
10) 2 tbsp Sugar
11) 1 cup oil

Recipe

1) Peel the pear and make it stand in a sauce pan filled with cola, water, sugar, spices, Cinnamon stick and the Bayleaf. Cover and boil for 30 mins or until the pear is perfectly softened.
2) Take 1/2 a cup of the Cola water spice mix in a different pan and reduce it on high heat until it thickens.
3) Make the Sprite batter out of Sprite, plain flour, Corn Flour and salt.
4) Slice Mozzarella sticks from a bar of Mozzarella. Dust it with cornflour and dip it into the Sprite batter and fry it in hot oil.

Serve the Mozzarella sticks hot, with Oregano and Chili flakes. Arrange the pear on a plate with a generous drizzle of the reduced Cola spice. Serve with Ice Cream, this summer! Indulge away.

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