Ingredients
Serves: 4
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2½ cups (500 ml.) Full Fat milk
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1 tablespoon Vanilla flavoured custard powder
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1/3 cup Sugar
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½ cup (100 grams) Fresh cream
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1 cup Dried apricots, soaked for 4 to 6 hours
Preparation method
Prep:
10 mins
| Cook:
20 mins
| Extra time:
4 hours, soaking
1.
Deseed the apricots and bring them to a boil. Cool completely, drain
and keep aside.
Dissolve the custard powder in ½ cup cold milk and keep aside.
In a non-stick pan, combine the milk and sugar and bring it to a boil.
Add the custard powder mixture and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes till the
custard is thick.
2.
Strain the mixture if it appears lumpy. Cool completely, add the
cream and apricots and mix well. Pour into a shallow container and cover
and freeze till it is almost set.
3.
Divide it into 2 batches and churn each batch separately in a blender
till the ice-crystals break down. Transfer into a shallow container.
Cover and freeze till firm.
Tip
If you do not have vanilla flavoured custard powder handy.
Substitute it with 1 tablespoon of cornflour, ½ teaspoon of vanilla essence and a few drops of yellow food colour.
