GUILT FREE! CREAMY STRAWBERRY YOGURT

Caught hold of the last bunch of strawberries just as they are waltzing out to Dreamland, that means from now on , will be dreaming only sweet dreams of them! ...
I have had a long , deep fascination for strawberries maybe because, living in India, we only read about them and tried to imagine the flavors as described,It is only fairly recent that we have had access to fresh strawberries, earlier we just had to resign ourselves to that nasty, fake, artificial colour and flavor.
Today I was in the mood for something very simple yet full of flavor and deeply satisfying, yet bereft of any of the guilt that desserts usually possess, thus this recipe came to mind, rich, creamy and luscious , pure pleasure without the guilt!
To make

• Fresh strawberries-250 gms
  
• Curd-500 gms
• Sugar or sweetener - acc. to taste and sweetness of berries

Method--

1. Wash and hull the strawberries, puree half and chop the rest.Hang curd in a muslin cloth to drain out the whey preferably for 2 hours.
2. In a blender or with a hand mixer blend in the hung curd with the pureed strawberries, sweeten and fold in the chopped berries, chill and enjoy!!

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SUMMER COOL KULFI

Summer's are here full blast, and all that one craves is something cool and refreshing, I think kulfi simply rules and there is nothing quite like it in the world!.Making kulfi at home is incredibly easy and uses very few ingredients, I made kulfi using two method's one is to dissolve 5-6 pieces of fresh burfi (Indian wholemilk sweetmeat) in 2 cups of wholemilk, add a teaspoon of flour dissolved in 1 tbsp water and let thicken, add chopped dry fruits, freeze and serve, this is probably the easiest of all ways to make kulfi, if you are in the mood for cooking-from-a-scratch like I was, then follow Deeba's method here for some rich ,creamy kulfi, she uses 1 litre milk and about 3/4cups sugar plus some powdered cardamom, boil till quantity is reduced to 1/3rd, add chopped nuts, cool and freeze in moulds, serve....

This delicious, rich, creamy kulfi is off to Aquadaze's for My favorite things event.I knew that I would be making loads of frozen desserts this Summer, but right now as I type this, the words are blurring before my eyes and I can hardly see what I am typing, Yes, my friends I am down with the worst case of Conjunctivitis (Eye flu), and thought I should make and eat kulfi before I completely lose it, you see nothing... just nothing comes in the way of me and my sweet cravings....!

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FROZEN PINEAPPLE YOGURT

SUMMER TIME IS HERE...and I am soooo happy, loads of Icecreams, frozen desserts and sorbets are coming up....:).so are skirts, dresses and shorts, aahhh! what a relief from heavy winter clothes, wish summers never end......

Gagan loves pineapple and on our visit to the farmer's market we bought a big one, I thought of making Pineapple Icecream, fruit kebabs, pineapple upside down cake and what not!, but I am glad that I finally settled on this guilt free dessert, one bite and the words that came out of his mouth were, this is divine!, will surely be making this all through the summer, with all different fruits.I am going to be making loads of frozen desserts to beat the heat in the next few months, but this one specially goes to the lovely Aquadaze who is, my first host ever for MY FAVORITE THINGS EVENT ,the theme for the month is Ice creams and frozen desserts, thanks Aqua, simply love your choice of the theme!Do drop me a line at bindiyasingh7@gmail.com, if you too wish to host the event.

Coming back to the deliciously tangy Frozen pineapple yogurt, which is probably the easiest dessert you ever made, here's how I made it....

Ingredients-

• Pineapple, fresh or frozen- 3-4 slices,drained


• Fresh yogurt- 1/2 kg


• Sugar 1/2 cup powdered


• Pineapple essence- few drops

Method-

If using fresh pineapple ,peel and slice, if it is too sour, boil in sugar syrup then cool.Hang fresh yogurt in a muslin cloth for at least two hours.To assemble, take a big bowl and combine the hung yogurt, sugar chopped pineapple and essence, mix well and freeze, soften a bit before serving, garnish with more pineapple and a sprig of mint. wow! so thick and creamy!!delicious!!!

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