Fruit Cream/Fruit Salad with Cream is one of the most easiest and delicious way to enjoy fruits. Fruit cream is an instant dessert and delicious way to serve  fruits loaded with nuts dry fruits and fresh or whipped cream either mixed with ice cream or curds. This fruit cream/cream fruit salad is loved by all in my family even the ones who don't eat fruits regularly love to have this.. Great as dessert for parties and get togethers this Fruit Cream comes together in just few minutes. 

I love making it more colorful by adding fruit crush and jelly . You can make it more rich and exotic by adding saffron or melted vanilla ice cream . You can skip sugar and add honey instead. 

I love making  it more exotic by adding more seasonal fruits some fruit crush or jelly tastes amazing. 

ingredients

200 ml /fresh cream/heavy whipping cream

3 tbsp icing sugar

Mixed Fruits of your choice 

I used 

1 apple chopped

8 to 10 strawberry chopped 

1 kiwi

1 chickoo

1/2 cup pomegranate arils

1 banana 

1/2 cup  black and green grapes 

dry fruits (raisins almonds ,cashews) chopped

Method

In a bowl take chilled fresh cream/whipping cream and icing sugar and beat  using until soft peaks .

Keep chopped fruits refrigerated until you whip the cream.

Mix dry fruits and Chopped fruits together .

Garnish with little fruits/dry fruits .

Serve chilled.

  

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Bread Pockets is nothing but a delicious appitizer /snack dish that taste so delicious ,crispy from out with a delicious filling basically a fried sandwich/bread roll cut in halves to resemble pockets. this bread pockets makes a perfect appitizer which makes an awesome party food. The filling can be versatile and of your choice.

I came across this recipe 5 years back when my friend Tehmeena who blogs at food kernel and  used to run a very famous active facebook group this dish was so popular and went viral Almost everyone made it and I too joined the bandwagon and tried it and it was an instant hit in the family Eversince i have been making it regularly ofcourse with lots of variation with the filling .Bread Pockets taste best when served warm as they are more crispier .

Ingredients

for the filling

for the marination

200 grams chicken boneless  cut in small cubes

11/2  tsp ginger garlic paste 

salt

1 tsp lime juice

1 tsp red chilli powder

1/2 tsp cumin 

1/2 tsp corainder powder

chaat masala as needed

1/2 tsp garam masala

2 tbsp curds 

other ingredients 

half of green ,red and yellow  capscicum

1/2 carrot grated 

1/2 cup sweet corn boiled 

2 tbsp mayonnaise

2 tbsp cream cheese

1/2 tsp mixed herbs

1/2 tsp pepper 

for the pockets

12 bread slices

bread crumbs

2 eggs beaten 

oil to deep fry.

Method

Marinate the chicken cubes with everything mentioned under marination.

Marinate for 1 to 2 hours or refrigerate if keeping it marinated for longer.

Heat a non stick frying pan ,add oil fry the chicken over medium flame until done 

Remove the chicken aside ,in the same pan add the chopped spring onion and saute for 2 minutes.

Then add bellpeppers and capsicum ,saute for few minutes

Add grated carrot and the sweet corn and mix well .

Switch the flame off .

Let the mixture cool.

Add in mayonnaise, cream cheese ,herbs and pepper and mix well .

The filling is now ready .

The filling can be made ahead and refrigerated .

Take 2 bread slices join ,using a rolling pin flatten them by rolling.

Take a cookie cutter or any lid to cut them into round disc.

Heat oil to deep fry.

Dip the bread disc in beaten eggs then roll it on breadcrumbs.

Deep fry over medium flame until golden brown .

The disc will puff up well when fried well over medium flame in hot oil.

Remove the fried bread discs on an absorbent paper .

Cut into halves using a knife 

Add some lettuce leaves and then put a spoonfull of the filling .

Serve with any dip or ketchup.

notes

You can use shredded processed or any cheese 

I prefer adding bellpeppers and just sauting them for minutes for that crunch.

You can add grated cabbage or any veggies you prefer.

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