EGGLESS VANILLA ICE CREAM - MADE WITHOUT ICE CREAM CHURNER

 Ingredients

1.      Milk-1/2 litre                                                                                         

2.      Fresh cream-1 cup

3.      Corn flour-3tsp

4.      Sugar-8 tbsp

5.      Vanilla beans-2nos /vanilla essence-1tsp

Method of preparation

1.      Mix corn flour in ¼ cup of milk. Keep it aside.

2.      Mix the remaining milk, vanilla and sugar, boil this in a saucepan. Reduce the flame, add the corn flour. Stir continuously until the milk reaches a thick consistency -see the picture below. (it will take around 10-15 min)when it reaches required thickness switch off the flame, let it cool down.

3.      Beat the cream well. Add this into the cooled milk.mix well.

4.      Keep this in a freezer for 2 or 3 hours. When it is partially set, take it out. Blend  in a blender. Keep it back in the freezer and let it set completely.

5.      Scoop it on a serving bowl and serve.

thickened milk

NOTES: If you are using vanilla beans, then split the beans length wise using a knife, scrape out the oily seeds from inside and add this in to the boiling milk. You can adjust the quantity of sugar according to your taste. If the milk is not getting thicker even after long time, one more small spoon of corn flour can be added.

DATES-SEMIYA PAYASAM

DATES-SEMIYA PAYASAM

Lets celebrate this last day of onam with this simple yet delicious payasam…..

Ingredients

1.      Roasted semiya-1 ½ cup

2.      Dates- 12 nos( deseeded)

3.      Milk-1 ½ litre

4.      Sugar-15 tbsp

5.      Cardamom-4nos

6.      Ghee-3tbsp

Method of preparation

1.      Soak dates in ¾ cup of milk for 30 min.then grind this into a smooth paste

2.      Peel off cardamom ,take out seeds grind with 2 tbsp of sugar to a fine powder.keep it aside.

3.      Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a  thick bottomed vessel.add vermicelli stir for a minute.add half of milk let it boil,reduce the flame and cook until semiya becomes soft.

4.      When the semiya get cooked add sugar mix well.stir for 10 min.

5.      Add remaining milk,dates paste.mix well.let it boil.

6.      Switch off the flame.add cardamom powder.give a stir.

7.      In another pan heat 2 tbsp of ghee,fry chopped dates and kismis .add this into the payasam ..serve hot..