Add the wai (water) in to a small bowl. Sprinkle over the paura tetepe (gelatine powder) on top of the wai (water). Stir it well with a fork. Leave to bloom for 5 minutes.
Add the kirīmi (cream), huka one (caster sugar) and mīere (honey) in to a medium pot.
With a sharp knife, peel the manarini (mandarins) or ārani (orange) in to the pot of kirīmi (cream). Make sure you avoid the white part of the peel, you just want the orange part of the skin. After the gelatine mixture has bloomed for 5 minutes, add it in too.
Set it over medium heat on the stove, (the highest my stove goes to is 9, I turn mine up to 6). Stir gently as it becomes steamy, you don't need it bubble here. Keep on the heat for 2 minutes to allow the sugars to dissolve as you can continue to stir.
Remove from the heat, allow the kiri ārani (orange peel) to steep in the hot cream for 10 minutes. Stir every couple of minutes so a skin doesn't form.After 10 minutes, strain off or remove the kiri ārani (orange peel).
Add the miraka pē (yogurt) and miraka (milk) in to a bowl. Stir it with a whisk gently until it is smooth. Pour the slightly cooled kirīmi (cream) mixture in to the yogurt as you gently whisk. Stir through the wanira (vanilla). It is ready!
Pour the mixture evenly into the ramekins or glasses that you are using. Cool for 5 minutes on the bench, give each one a good stir.
Set them for 3 hours in the fridge. These will keep well in the fridge for up to 4 days if they are covered well.
At least half an hour before serving, make the syrup. Note: If you prefer not to make the syrup, a 170 g can of passionfruit pulp drizzled over the set Panna Cotta is a beautiful replacement.
Orange and Honey Syrup - Waihuka Ārani me te Mīere
Add the wai ārani (orange juice), wai rēmana (lemon juice), mīere (honey) and huka one (caster sugar) in to a small pot. Set over high heat and boil for 5 minutes until thickened slightly. Remove from the heat, as it cools it will thicken further.
Once the panna cotta are set, you can eat them straight out of the glasses with the syrup drizzled over top. Top with fresh berries and manarini tauraki-tio (freeze-dried mandarin). You can also fill a bowl with hot water and hold the ramekin in the water for 20 seconds or so to loosen it from the sides. Run a knife around the edge if you want. Then flip them out on to a small plate and drizzle the syrup over top with a scattering of fresh berries.