LYCHEE ICE-CREAM

Another weekend passed away, a nice one watching a good movie in good company. Monday again, and throughout the week I wait for another Friday, going out, watching a good movie or show, a lunch or a dinner. I am still not out of the hangover of the movie we watched last Saturday evening.... Dhanak... meaning The Rainbow.... journey of two little kids through all odds, the people they met on the way, how they helped them to reach their destination. 

The love between the siblings takes me long back.... when I was an over protective elder sister. All the viewers absolutely loved the kids delivering pretty well. At the end of the movie, we were lucky enough to be present in an interactive session with the director who told how cooperative the kids were throughout the entire shooting period, bearing the burnt of the heat in Rajasthan is not an easy task. I dedicate this Lychee Ice-cream to those kids and look forward to watch more such amazing performance from them. The men at home are not deprived though.... a good option to have this after a pizza or burger session, specially in a tropical environment.

I love lychee, my memory of lychee goes back to the late 70s and 80s. The summer vacation was spent in maternal grandparent's house, nearby there was a lychee garden.... comprising of acres of land. So buying lychee was straight from the garden in bulk. Later, I remember it was sold and how mercilessly the trees were cut, a new locality of housing was grown. Here I buy the green variety of lychee which they say comes from China. At home, the men are not fond of having lychee as a fruit, I thought of preparing this Lychee Ice-cream for them. Let us prepare this summer cooler together with few ingredients.

INGREDIENTS :

Lychee : 10-12
Fresh Cream : 170ml [I used Nestle]
Milk Powder : 2 tbsp

Sugar : 3-4 tbsp

METHOD :

Peel and deseed the lychees. Wash them thoroughly. Blend together the lychees, fresh cream, sugar and the milk powder. 

Pour into a bowl & cover it, freeze for 2 hours.

Take out and blend for 2-3 minutes. You can cut some lychees into smaller pieces and add to the mix. Stir, pour in a bowl with lid and freeze again for 5-6 hours. Enjoy!