Easy and healthy lauki ice cream made with lauki(bottle gourd), toned milk and non dairy whipping cream is a delicious summer dessert. Lauki rabdi is flavoured in two different flavours- Kesar and Chocolate is a lip-smacking dessert loved by everyone, especially in summers. These ice creams are refined sugar free, low in fat and very easy to make at home.
What is an ice cream
Ice creams are frozen desserts made mainly with milk, sugar, full fat cream and flavourings. They may be egg less or with eggs. The most popular flavours of ice cream are vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, etc. We can also make them easily at home and flavour them according to our choice and taste. Even homemade ice creams are more healthier and tastier than the market bought.
Why you make these ice creams
- Health-friendly
- Low in sugar & fat
- Refined sugar-free
- Gluten-free
- Egg-free
- Tastes delicious
- Easy to make a guilt-free summer dessert
How to make Kesar and Chocolate flavoured ice cream made with lauki
These ice creams are made with simple ingredients which are easily available at home such as milk, sugar, lauki, cardamom powder, and flavours.
For making these ice creams, first, we have to make lauki rabdi and then add the flavour of Kesar and Chocolate to it and freeze them till they are set.
The addition of lauki to the ice cream base gives a creamy texture to the ice creams and enhances not only the flavour but nutrition too. You even didn’t feel the lauki taste in them. You can also skip adding flavours to the lauki rabdi and set it as it is. It also tastes delicious.
To keep the kid’s demands and choices in mind I, have added flavours to the lauki rabdi. Kid’s get the health benefits of lauki without even knowing what they are eating.
Ingredients for making Keasr flavoured ice cream
- Ice cream base
- Yellow food colour
- Kesar essence
- Chopped nuts and pista for garnishing
Ingredients for making chocolate flavoured ice cream
- Ice cream base
- Chocolate essence
- Cocoa powder
- Dark chocolate chips for garnishing
We can make ice cream base at home in different ways as with or without milk or with dairy-free options according to our needs. After preparing the base, we have to add flavours and heavy cream or non-dairy cream according to our requirement to give the ice cream a creamy and smooth mouth feel texture.
Making ice creams at home is easy and quick. Here, we just need 5-10 minutes of cooking and 5 minutes of beating to make these yummy and lip-smacking ice creams. So, it is a total 15 minutes of your time to make a healthy and guilt-free ice creams at home.
Step by step preparation of kesar and chocolate ice cream made with lauki
How to make lauki ice cream base or lauki rabdi
1.Wash, peel and chopped lauki or bottle gourd. Transfer it to a grinder and grind it into smooth paste without adding any water.
2. Now transfer it into a sauce pan add milk (keep 3-4 tbsp separate) and put it on a low medium flame.
3. Cook it for 3-4 minutes till the raw smell of lauki is gone.
4.Now add 5 tbsp milk powder in the rest of the milk, mix it well to form a paste and put aside.
5. After 3-4 minutes of cooking, add khandsari sugar, cardamom powder and milk powder mixture to the lauki mixture and stir it continuously till there is no lumps left.
6. Cook it for another 2-3 minutes till it starts little thicken. Now switch off the flame and let it cool completely.
7. Once cool down transfer to bowl and put it in the freezer for 1-2 hours.
8.After 1-2 hours, whip the non dairy cream till it start forming stiff peaks.
9.Add lauki cooled lauki mixture in it and beat it for 1-2 minutes.
10.The ice cream base is ready. Now divide it in to two parts.
Steps of making Kesar ice cream
- In a mixing bowl add whipped cream and lauki rabdi mixture. Add kesar essence and yellow food colour. Beat again for few seconds till they mix well.
2. Add chopped pista and almonds and fold gently.
3. Transfer to a freezer safe box, level it and sprinkle some chopped almonds and pista on the top.
4. Cover it with a plastic wrap touching the surface of ice cream and close the lid.
5. Put the ice cream in the freezer for at least 8-10 hours to set.
Steps of making Chocolate ice cream
1.In a mixing bowl add rest of the ice cream base (whipped cream and lauki rabdi mixture). Add chocolate essence and cocoa powder.Beat again for few seconds till they mix well.
2. Add some dark chocolate chips and fold gently.
3.Transfer to a freezer safe box, level it and sprinkle some choco chips.
4. Cover it with a plastic wrap touching the surface of ice cream and close the lid.
5. Put the ice cream in the freezer for at least 8-10 hours to set.
Serving suggestion
These delicious ice cream can be served as a after dinner dessert or as a snack in the evening time.
Tips and tricks
- Don’t add water while grinding lauki.
- We can even set the mixture of whipped cream and lauki rabdi as it is and it also tastes delicious.
- I have choose kesar and chocolate flavour, you are free to add any other flavour of your choice.
- Set the ice cream in the freezer for at least 8-10 houres or best overnight. Once the ice cream sets take out the box and keep it on the kitchen counter for 4-5 minutes and then serve.
Recipe card
Easy and Healthy Ice Cream With Lauki in 2 Flavours
Ingredients
Ice cream base with lauki
- 1 lauki 300 gm
- 250 ml milk
- 5 tbsp milk powder
- ½ cup khandsari sugar
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- 500 ml non dairy whipping cream
Kesar icecream
- ½ of the ice cream base
- 2 drops yellow colour
- 2-3 drops kesar essence
- 2 tbsp chopped almonds
- 2 tbsp chopped pista
Chocolate ice cream
- ½ of the ice cream base
- 2-3 drops chocolate essence
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3-4 tbsp dark chocolate chips
Instructions
Steps of making lauki rabdi ice cream base
- Wash, peel and chopped lauki or bottle gourd. Transfer it to a grinder and grind it into smooth paste without adding any water.
- Now transfer it into a sauce pan add milk (keep 3-4 tbsp milk separate) and put it on a low medium flame.
- Cook it for 5-7 minutes till the raw smell of lauki is gone.
- Now add 5 tbsp milk powder in the rest of the milk, mix it well to form a paste and put aside.
- Once the lauki milk mixture becomes slightly thick add khandsari sugar, cardamom powder and cook till the sugar melts.
- Now milk powder mixture to the lauki mixture and stir it continuously till there is no lumps left.
- Cook it for another 2-3 minutes . Now switch off the flame and let it cool completely.
- Once cool down transfer it to bowl and refrigerate it for 2-3 hours or put in freezer for 1 hour.
- After 2-3 hours, whip the non dairy cream till it start forming stiff peaks.
- Add cooled lauki mixture in it and beat it for 1-2 minutes.
- The ice cream base with lauki is ready. Now divide it in to two parts.
Steps of making kesar flavoured ice cream
- In half of the ice cream base add kesar essence and yellow food colour. Beat again for few seconds till they mix well.
- Add chopped pista and almonds and fold gently.
- Transfer to a freezer safe box, level it and sprinkle some chopped almonds and pista.
- Cover it with a plastic wrap touching the surface of ice cream and close the lid.
- Put the ice cream in the freezer for at least 8-10 hours to set.
Steps of making chocolate flavoured ice cream
- In another half part of the ice cream base (whipped cream and lauki rabdi mixture). Add chocolate essence and cocoa powder.Beat again for few seconds till they mix well.
- Add some dark chocolate chips and fold gently.
- Transfer to a freezer safe box, level it and sprinkle some choco chips.
- Cover it with a plastic wrap touching the surface of ice cream and close the lid.
- Put the ice cream in the freezer for at least 8-10 hours to set.
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Notes
- Don’t add water while grinding lauki.
- We can even set the mixture of whipped cream and lauki rabdi as it is and it also tastes delicious.
- I have choose kesar and chocolate flavour, you are free to add any other flavour of your choice.
- Set the ice cream in the freezer for at least 8-10 houres or best overnight. Once the ice cream sets take out the box and keep it on the kitchen counter for 4-5 minutes and then serve.
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