View our scrumptious collection of some of the most unusual ice creams recipes, just in time for February 14, all with special Indian tadka or highlights.
MasterChef Australia Season 13 contestant Kishwar Chowdhury devised an ice cream with betel leaf, spiced fennel, cardamom and served with slivers of dates and mukhwas. A great mood-setter dessert.
Please find the recipe here: Betel Leaf Ice Cream
Our khatta-meetha-khara-mirch tradition does well in ice creams too. MasterChef Australia Season 13 contestant Pete Campbell created a curry ice cream, whose Indian spices packed a mighty punch and served it with pineapple granita and crunchy peanut coconut crumble.
Please find the recipe here: Curry Ice Cream
Celebrity chef Kunal Kapur says, "One way to express love on this day is through foods of love. In my opinion, strawberries and chocolate are the good old ways to express how you fee." An Indian-ish frozen yoghurt ice cream, strawberry and pista are the prominent notes.
Please find the recipe here: Strawberry Lassi Ice Cream
The mango ice cream in Reshma Aslam's showstopping treat is whipped together from heavy cream, condensed milk, mango pulp, vanilla essence and frozen overnight. The cutesy chocolate bowl is crafted with the aid of a balloon!
Please find the recipe here: Mango Ice Cream In A Chocolate Bowl
Here's a fantastically different flavour that will have many takers. Chef Roger Gonsalves' unique and exotic recipe combines cinnamon-infused milk with sweet puran sauce, and creamy creme anglaise, frozen to perfection.
Please find the recipe here: Puran Poli Ice Cream
Packed with the big flavour of mango, Shubhda Narsale's aam-wallah kulfi is the prefect treat for kids and adults. Made from cream and condensed milk, it is seasoned with almonds, pistachios and cashews.
Please find the recipe here: Mango Kulfi
You ask why oats ice cream? Why not? Your day's quota of dietary fibre is frozen into a dessert, making it a most pleasant way to have your daily dose of health, courtesy Sonal Kalra Mascarenhas' recipe. Valentine's Day meals can have healthy components too.
Please find the recipe here: Oats Ice Cream
Good ol' butterscotch is a go-to flavour. Sangita Agrawal's take has slightly more complex flavours coming from the praline component, made from sugar, cashews and butter.
Please find the recipe here: Butterscotch Ice Cream
Bengali sweets are taken to another level with the use nolen gurer or date palm jaggery that is harvested in winter in Bengal. This comforting condiment can elevate your ice cream tremendously too. Baishali Ghosh has just the recipe!
Please find the recipe here: Nolen Gurer Ice Cream
Sounds strange, tastes divine. On the occasion of Valentine's Day, Mahi Gupta shared her partner's best recipe. Anil's hot-and-cold Fried Ice Cream Pakora coats scoops of ice cream with cornflakes and more. It's frozen and, before serving, deep-fried for 30 seconds and enriched with toppings.
Please find the recipe here: Fried Ice Cream Pakora