When you think of ice cream, your thoughts venture immediately to the classic… Vanilla Ice Cream! It is this basic flavor of vanilla in a pure creamy white ice cream with no frills attached; which almost every child, young and old craved for since the discovery and invention of ice cream. Every ice cream company and ice cream parlour throughout the world takes great pride in not just show casing but having an ample stock for ice cream lovers. Va…
…ors like pista, vanilla, strawberry, chocolate or even fruit puree; mostly mango puree is used. Mava modaks are much easier to make using moulds. Ukadiche Modak are steamed rice flour dumplings with sweet coconut stuffing and flavoured with aromatic cardamom powder. Some do use nutmeg powder or a mix of both. Usually, jaggery is used as a sweetener but you can use sugar if you like. The Goan pyramid jaggery (coconut/palm) is used in Goa for Ukadic…
…esar/jaffrani (saffron). Now, you may even find the fruity ones like fresh mango, chickoo, custard apple as well as vanilla, butterscotch & chocolate. My family loves kulfi all the year round. The beauty of this wonderful cool Indian dessert is that it is simple & requires very few ingredients. It can be made well in advance & served at a short notice. It is a pure wholesome & healthy dessert. It is an awesome treat visually as wel…
…freshness of the curry. You can pan fry the fish before sliding into the curry. Instead of tamarind & tomato, you can use kokum, bimli or sliced raw mango. You can add quartered tomatoes instead of grinding the tomatoes, if desired….
…n, chikoo/sapodilla, pomegranate, pear, kiwi, seedless grapes, strawberry, mango, etc.) Preparation of Custard: First prepare the custard as per packet instructions or as mentioned below: Mix the custard powder with a few tablespoons of milk or water to make a smooth paste without any lumps. Set aside. Place milk in a deep pan preferably non-stick and let it come to a boil. Add sugar and stir to dissolve. Reduce heat, give the prepared custard pow…
…Cumin pwd. (Jeera pwd) ½ tsp. roasted Ajwain pwd. (Carom Seeds) ½ tsp. dry Mango pwd. (Amchur pwd.) ½ tsp. Chaat Masala pwd. or to taste ¼ tsp. Rock Salt (Kala Namak) ¼ tsp. Kasuri Methi; powdered (dry fenugreek leaves) (optional) A pinch Black Pepper pwd. 1 tsp. fresh Lime Juice 1 tsp. Vegetable Oil Salt to taste For Basting: Cooking Oil/Ghee or Butter – use as per choice. Pre-preparation : Soak wooden skewers in normal water for an hour. If the…