Homemade Simple Ice Cream Recipe with Lauki | Healthy Ice cream Recipe for Weight Loss
This homemade simple ice cream recipe with lauki is a healthy dessert recipe perfect for weight loss. This simple healthy ice cream is 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.
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.