Sunday 9 May 2010

Saffron~Cardamom icecream.



Saffron~ cardamom ice cream- Beautifully rich and creamy ice cream with aromatic flavours of the East. Saffron and cardamom and almonds make this ice cream a perfect dessert to follow a wonderful Indian meal.

Ingredients:

I litre milk full fat milk
8 tablespoons sugar
Pinch of saffron
1 teaspoon cardamom powder
1 tablespoon almond slivers

For Garnish and serving:

1 teaspoon almond slivers for garnish
1 teaspoon chopped pistachio nuts for garnish
Few nankhatai (cardamom biscuits)



Method:

1. In a heavy bottom pan pour the milk and bring to boil. Add the saffron.
2. Reduce the heat to low and simmer milk gently until it reduces to half the quantity. (Patience is important, this can take up to 45 minutes to an hour)
3. Keep stirring the simmering milk at intervals to prevent it burning.
4. Once milk has reduced stir in the sugar and allow it to dissolve completely. There may be milk solids formed in the milk, stir them in, this adds creaminess to the ice cream.
5. Once sugar has dissolved add the cardamom powder and 1 tablespoon of almond slivers.
6. Pour the mixture into a Tupperware container and place in freezer. After three hours break up the ice crystals with a fork and mix the ice cream. Leave to freeze for another three hours .Repeat this procedure again. (In total three times. This step is not necessary if you use ice cream maker.)
7. To serve ice cream remove from freezer 5 minutes before serving. Scoop into serving dishes.
8. Garnish with almond slivers and pistachio nuts and serve with nankhatai –cardamom biscuits



33 comments:

  1. 3 rd time lucky..as soon as I saw on my page that you've posted this recipe..I came here but couldn't see it, came 2nd time no luck..this time yes..love to have it..awesome! kesar elychi ni vastu kone na bhave..;-))

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  2. delicious icecream..good for this season ..the saffron cardamom is nice combination.saffron will give nice color to the icecream too..

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  3. thand pa gayi....wow....love cardamom..and icecream lloks delcious...parcel me dear..lovely treat on hot summer day...

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  4. Ice cream looks delicious...and cardamon flavor...that's a perfect treat

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  5. Sounds like a really nice recipe. And I like how you served it with naankhatai! :)

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  6. OMG, that's a yummy ice cream!!! I want some too...hehe ;)

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  7. Very yummy looking ice cream. I'm already beginning to slurp in my tounge ...
    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  8. WOW...icecream looks so tempting n delicious...superb..

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  9. Looks so good. Very tempting. Nice clicks too. I too love the cardamom saffron combination very much.

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  10. Wow, it looks so mouth watering. Happy Mother's Day !!!

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  11. Nayna,
    Saffron cardamom icecream looks really yummy.

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  12. Lovely ice cream...what a treat to have some on hot days...

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  13. wow ice cream..here its very hot in u.a.e....so i would love to hve some to refresh......yummmyyyyyyyyyyyy

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  14. WOW!!!! Awesome posting this season.... Too hot here at Bangalore.... I hope it rains soon again..... But for me, ice creams are not seasonal.... I love them any time, anywhere, Always ready...though it is freezing out, I would still love them.... I love to hog on them, more, when I am ill with fever & cold.... Oh! then I yearn for them.....

    Thanks for all the love u shared on me & my post....

    Ash...
    (http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

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  15. Oh Wow.. thats really rich :)

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  16. Wooow Nice combo dear both tastes good cardamom flavour really enrich the recipe dear...came our perfect.

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  17. Omg, wat a beautiful icecream to relish...lovely combination Nayna, thanks for sending dear..

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  18. Wow!! Hand me a scoop of this delight!!

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  19. lovely summer delight!!! gr8 post, nayna...

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  20. Wow!!!
    Rich and delicious ice cream....

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  21. i have never tried making ice cream at home...this sounds easy..shud give it a go...

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  22. What a beautiful n flavourful icecream.

    Happy mother's day!

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  23. Ice creams.. I love them in all flavors.. This looks yummy and mouthwatering...

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  24. Yummy ice cream...I love both the flavor very much..pass this to here

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  25. Wow what a delicious looking icecream...this must be so flavorful and tasty :)

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  26. cardamom icecream looks sooo yumm..Never know we can make icecream at home without icecream maker..Thanx for the recipe

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  27. Happy Mother's Day, dear. Ice cream looks highly flavourful with saffron and cardamom.

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  28. Delicious Ice cream..Looks yummy..Thanks for the entry..

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  29. What an interesting combination. Must be delicious!!

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  30. Beautiful n yummy icecream..

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  31. you r rocking, wow, what a yummilicious icecream

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  32. Thank you for the lovely entry

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