Gajar ka Halwa is our winter favorite. The lovely sweetness of carrots mixed with sugar and milk and a hint of cardamom with desi ghee leaves you taste buds asking for more.
We always loved the idea of warm Brownies and vanilla ice cream. In fact, my kids are big fans of warm brownies/ cake with Ice cream. Its a desert that they would give away their lunch for. Anyways, Mr. Parveez happens to be almost the same when it comes to warm Brownies with Ice cream. With time he wanted try warm halwa with cold ice cream. I wouldn’t have tried making this had it come from someone else, but since it was my biggest food fan, I had to try it.
Warm Halwa and cold ice cream is a super awesome combination. Its something you will only understand after you try it. In this recipe I am sharing the recipe for Gajar ka Halwa and how I combined it with Vanilla ice cream. You can always check the Vanilla Ice cream recipe in the Dessert/ Sweet section.
Coffee is an all times favorite. Some like it hot, others cold, some with milk and some Black. I usually enjoy my hot coffee Black but I love the frappuccinos and never miss a chance to buy them from my favorite coffee place.
I always loved making cold coffee at home since I was in my teenage. It was kind of one of the first few things I started making and it was always a family favorite, which of course continued after I got married and had my boys. My boys loved cold coffee as well. A hot summer afternoon and a chilled cold coffee was all one needs to cool down.
So, with time I started noticing a lot of difference between the frappuccino we had at our coffee place and the one I made home. As much as its acceptable to believe that there is always that difference between homemade and restaurant bought stuff, its also tough to give up without trying.
I got to trying to make the frappuccino restaurant style. A few failures, not so good tries, loads of trials and errors and I perfected the cold coffee and made a perfect Frappuccino. Creamy, chilled, thick , sweet and the perfect amount of coffee.
I have kids who happen to love Ice creams, because they are just like me…LOLzzz. I look for ways to make different flavors in Ice creams and milkshakes. A scoop of ice cream in your milkshakes not only makes your milkshakes taste better, but also more slushy and creamier.
Most times when we drink milkshakes at a restaurant, we feel that it never tastes the same at home. The difference comes from the milk and few other ingredients. Simple changes and few tricks make a big difference to the taste and you’d be surprised with how a simple switch can make a huge difference.
Generally, with fruit smoothies or milkshakes, fruits used are frozen. If you are using fresh fruits, try freezing them for 15 minutes before use. If you can’t, then make sure the milk you use should be very cold, keeping your milk in the freezer for 30 minutes should give you great results.
In this milkshake, I threw in a batch of chocolate chip cookies, vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup. I even spread some chocolate sauce on the glass for decorating a little more.
