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Ingredients:

For Saffron and Pistachio Coconut Cream
1 litre: Amul Milk
1 nos: Vanilla pods
10 nos: Egg yolks
200gm: Sugar
100 gm: Cornflour
200 gm: Unsalted Butter
A few strands: Saffron
100 ml: Coconut milk
180 gms: Coconut (freshly grated)

For Choux paste
1 litre: Water
400gm: Amul Butter
Pinch of Salt
600 gm: Refined Flour
12 nos. Eggs (lightly beaten)

For Royal Icing
1 nos. Egg
300 gms: Icing Sugar
1 nos. Lemon (juice extracted)

Caramel sauce
400gm: Castor Sugar
200gm: Liquid Glucose
40 ml: Water

Caramel for spun sugar
400gm: Castor Sugar
200gm: Liquid Glucose
40gm: Water

For Garnish
Fondant flowers
Gold and silver leaf

Method:

Pastry Cream

1. Slit the vanilla pod lengthwise, add to milk and bring it to a boil in a pan.
2. In a bowl whisk the egg yolks with sugar and cornflour. When milk comes to a boil, mix in the egg yolk mixture gradually, whisking continuously till mixture thickens. Mix in the butter while custard is still warm.
3. In a separate bowl combine saffron with coconut milk and heat till warm. Mix in fresh coconut and combine with prepared pastry cream. Keep aside to cool.

Choux Pastry
1. Boil water with butter and salt in the large stock pot. Sift in the flour and whisk thoroughly till it forms a soft dough. Remove dough into steel bowl and beat using electric whisk.

2. While the dough is still warm, add lightly beaten eggs gradually at regular intervals. Continue beating till mixture is smooth. (Reserve about 3 tbsp beaten egg for egg wash.)

3. Preheat oven at 220'C.

4. Fill prepared batter into piping bags with plain nozzles and pipe small profiteroles onto the provided greased and dusted baking trays.

5. Brush profiteroles with egg wash and bake at 220*C for 20 minutes. Reduce temperature to 160*C and allow profiteroles to dry out in the oven at this temperature for 7-8 minutes.

Royal Icing
6. Prepare royal icing by separating the egg yolks from the white and placing the whites in a glass bowl. Gently which the whites then gradually sift in icing sugar, add lemon juice and whisk well till very smooth and bright. When you get your desired consistency immediately fill into a piping bag.

Setting
7. Place the provided cake on the bottom tier of cake stand. Garnish with royal icing and fondant flowers. Attach top tier of cake stand.

8. Remove profiteroles from the oven and keep aside to cool. Grease mould.

9. Using the tip of a small knife, pierce a small hole in the base of the cooled profiteroles. Whisk prepared pastry cream again to smoothen it and fill into piping bags.

10. Start to prepare caramel sauce. Combine caster sugar with glucose and water and cook on a medium-high flame, stirring at regular intervals, till temperature of the syrup reaches 160-170*C.

11. Meanwhile, pipe pastry cream into prepared profiteroles.

12. Dip the top of a profiterole in prepared caramel and place with base side up inside the greased mould. Repeat the procedure for the remaining profiteroles till the mould gets filled completely without any gaps. The placement of profiteroles should follow a circular pattern.

13. Demould onto the top tier of the cake stand.

14. Start making spun sugar by combining sugar with glucose and water and cooking it on a high flame till the temperature of the caramel reaches 150-160*C.

15. Place two steel ladles with long handles on the table, with the handle part protruding out. Grease the handles with oil. Dip fork in caramel and sprinkle over the handles. Do this process twice or thrice. Once done, remove using both hands and shape as required. Use within 10 minutes.

16. Garnish the croquembouche with spun sugar and gold and silver leaves as shown.

Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan took the opportunity of India-Pakistan's clash in World Cup semi-finals to promote his superhero flick Ra.One.

The first look trailer of the film was screened repeatedly during the commercial breaks between the match.

While his contemporary Aamir Khan and his wife Kiran watched the match in Mohali along with other Bollywood celebs like Preity Zinta and Vivek Oberoi, SRK opted to cheer for Dhoni's team from home.

"I think I should have asked Preity," the actor joked when asked why he was not in Mohali.

"Too much crowd and I had a huge group of friends and we wanted to watch the match together. It would have been difficult...much better to watch it at home," said Shah Rukh, who was wearing an Indian jersey.

The 45-year-old actor was happy to get so many eyeballs for the first look of Ra.One.

"I think the whole world is watching the match today. I am happy to show the trailer when so many people were watching. The film will release in October and it is too early to speak but it is a superhero film, lots of special effects and a new step forward in our technology. I think children will love it," he added.

The film is slated to release in Diwali.

The right hairstyle can give you self-confidence and satisfaction. Finding the right hairstyle for who you are does take a little effort though, but the results will be worth it in the end. As with any good relationship, the key to getting a great haircut is proper communication between you and your hairstylist. So before your haircut, you should have a consultation with your stylist during which time you should discuss various aspects of your hair and lifestyle. With that said, here are seven tips on how to get the haircut you want and deserve.

Do I Need a Matchmaking Service?
Finding a good stylist can be like searching for your next girlfriend. Ask around and find out which stylist or salon your friends use, or you can ask someone whose hair you admire. Perhaps you have seen a salon around town that looks cool and you’ve been wanting to give it a try. In this case I would call them up and ask if they specialize in a certain types of haircuts or styles. Would they consider themselves to be modern or classic in their attitude toward style? Edgy or conservative?

Don’t Be Shy
You might want to call or drop in a salon and ask if the stylists will give a free consultation before you make an appointment. Find out what their style is and the kind of cuts they are particularly good at cutting. Maybe they are better at certain types of styles than others or maybe they typically do women’s hair. It’s good to find these things out before they start whacking at your hair.

What’s Your Fuss Factor?
Let your stylist know how much time you spend on your hair. Maybe you aren’t fussy with your hair, or perhaps you only allow a certain amount of time for hair during your morning routine. Are you proficient with a blow-dryer, or do you prefer the natural route? What kinds of styling aids are you used to using?

What Do You Mean No Mohawks at the Office?
It’s also important for them to know what your lifestyle is like. Do you work in a conservative environment? Are you a man about town and fashion forward? Ultimately your stylist needs to know how comfortable you are wearing your hair. And make sure you're both on the same page when you get down to details. For example, your stylist may interpret "shaggy” or “shorter on the sides" much differently than you do.

I Didn’t Know My Hair Could Do That!
Make sure your stylist shows you how to best style your hair. Do they use the hairdryer in a particular way? What kind of products did they use in your hair? If your stylist doesn't explain what he/she is doing, don't hesitate to ask for an explanation of a technique or term they use. Understanding the language or terminology is key.

Lights, Camera . . .
A picture is worth a thousand words and a great way to start the conversation. The stylist I have interviewed say that more and more male clients are bringing in photos from magazines and such. With photos your stylist will be able to assess how suitable the cut you like is for your hair, your face shape and lifestyle. They can also suggest alternatives if it's not the perfect cut for you.

Money Money Money
Tip appropriately or you may not want your stylist to have a pair scissors near your face the next time you drop in. A Proper tip is 15% to 20% for your stylist & $5 for the person who washes your hair, if someone other than your stylist is doing so.