This rich, creamy and sinful ice-cream uses a strong tasting fruit like dried apricot to compliment the fragrant flavour of vanilla custard.
Recipe Category : Ice-cream, Indian
Food Type :
Veg
Time Required : 20 mins.
No. of Serves : 4 to 6.
Ingredients Used :
2½ cups (500 ml.) full fat milk 1 tablespoon vanilla flavoured custard powder 1/3 cup sugar ½ cup (100 grams) fresh cream 1 cup dried apricots, soaked for 4 to 6 hours
Procedure :
1. Deseed the apricots and bring them to a boil. Cool completely, drain and keep aside.
2. Dissolve the custard powder in ½ cup cold milk and keep aside.
3. In a non-stick pan, combine the milk and sugar and bring it to a boil.
4. Add the custard powder mixture and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes till the custard is thick. Strain the mixture if it appears lumpy.
5. Cool completely, add the cream and apricots and mix well.
6. Pour into a shallow container and cover and freeze till it is almost set.
7. Divide it into 2 batches and churn each batch separately in a blender till the ice-crystals break down.
8. Transfer into a shallow container. Cover and freeze till firm.
