Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Homemade Mango Ice Cream


It's summer and my Son loves to eat Ice cream almost everyday. Last year he never used to eat, as and when he tastes it, he used to say no, because he used to have brain freeze. I was very much worried at that time, I didn't realize that he was too young for that. This year he is going better, I was happy. So thought of trying it at home. 
I don't think there is anyone who does not like ice cream. So here is the recipe for Ice cream lovers. It's very easy to make, with simple ingredients.
I always remember my Mom making it when I was a kid. They used to sell Ice cream mix powder in India, you need to boil mix and mix in it. But here in US you have different methods and ways to make Ice cream. I choose the simplest recipe, for my convenience. :-)

Ingredients:
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2 cups of Whole Milk
1 small can Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
4-5 Ripe Mango pureed or Can of Mango puree (Unsweetened if using canned)
Cool Whip and Raspberry for Garnish

Method:
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1. In a heavy bottom sauce pan boil milk in medium temperature. Off the flame and add condensed milk and vanilla extract and let it come to room temperature.
2. Add the mango puree and transfer it to a  freezer box and allow it to cool for about 3-4 hours.
3. Remove it from the freezer, scoop out the ice cream in a mixer and blend it until smooth and replace it in the freezer box. Repeat this step one more time after 7-8 hours. This makes the ice cream soft as the one you get in the shops. When you do this method, I know it's time consuming, but it's worth and you don't need to buy a ice cream maker. :-)
4. 1 hr before serving you can blend it again, if you like more creamy texture.
5. Serve it cold with any combination. I served it with cool whip on top and a raspberry. The other variation is adding any syrup or honey on top. I drizzled with a dark chocolate syrup.

Plain Butter Paratha


I love North Indian food very much, especially parathas and paneer combination. In punjabi food they use lot of butter in making parathas and in curries which makes it rich in taste fills your stomach even if you eat one of the stuffed parathas. This time instead of making stuffed paratha, I wanted to make plain paratha with butter on top and combine it with Paneer Butter Masala (this time I didn't add peas), because I was planning to make this for dinner and didn't want to make it for heavy. :-)

Ingredients:
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2 cups Atta / Chapati Flour (I prefer whole wheat)
Salt (optional - I usually don't use salt)
1 1/4  cups of Water pr as needed to make a soft dough
1/2 tsp Oil
1 tbsp Butter

Method:
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1. In a large mixing bowl add the flour and add most of the water and make the dough, add water if necessary little by little. Make sure you make soft dough which comes together easily but should not be sticky. If you do this way you will get a soft dough. Knead the dough for about 5 mins.
2. Apply oil, cover and let it rest for about 30 mins.
3. Roll out lemon size balls out of the kneaded dough. 
4. Sprinkle out some flour on the rolling surface and coat the dough with some more flour and gently roll out to a small circle apply some oil and sprinkle some flour on top of it.
5. Fold it to a quarter, first half one fold and then again fold it to a quarter. Now sprinkle more flour on top and again roll to a triangle or circle shaped paratha.
6. Meanwhile heat a non stick pan. When it's hot place the rolled paratha, and wait until you see little bubbles on top, flip to the other side and press a bit on the sides and flip again so that you can see slight brown bubbles.

7. Remove it to a serving plate and spread some butter on both sides and serve it hot with your choice of curry, savory/sweet yogurt and pickle.

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