Recipe of the Week by Foodhall- Chilli Chocolate Truffles

Cook time: 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Serves: 6 people 

Ingredients:

• 250 g good-quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
• 125 ml double cream
• 1 dried chilli
• 25 g butter
• 1 pinch of sea salt
• 50 g good-quality cocoa powder
• pinch of chilli powder  

Method:

1. Break up the chocolate and place in a small bowl.
   In a saucepan, heat the cream with the dried chilli until just boiling. Remove from the heat, discard the chilli and add the butter.
2. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and add a pinch of chilli powder. Stir to melt the chocolate then let it sit and stir again. Once it has all melted leave it to cool then cover with clingfilm and refrigerate until it has set for about an hour.
3. Put the cocoa in bowl for rolling. Scoop out teaspoons of the set truffle mixture and roll them in your hands to make a ball.
4. Coat them with the cocoa. Put them in the fridge to firm up for about 30 minutes.

About Foodhall India:

We wanted to bring home the flavours from around the world to create a space that every food lover would enjoy. A place that allows you to not only buy unique, rare ingredients but also taste fresh food as you explore the store – indulging all five senses. This need for a buzzing and inspiring space was left unfulfilled.

So in 2011, Future Group launched Foodhall, a premium lifestyle food superstore. Currently, Foodhall has six stores present in Mumbai, Bengaluru, New Delhi and Gurgaon.