Kesar Badam Homemade Ice Cream

Ingredients :

100 gms almonds
1 1/2 litres milk
1/2 tin condensed milk
1 1/4 cup cream
1/2 tsp cornflour
8-9 tbsps sugar
10 strands of saffron

Method:

      -Soak the almonds overnight and grind it to paste.

-Dip the saffron in a little milk and keep aside.

-Simmer milk on low flame and add the condensed milk.

-Keep stirring, till the mixture becomes thick and decreases to almost half the quantity.

-Dissolve the sugar in few tbsps milk and add cornflour and saffron.

-Mix well till mixture is creamy and there are no lumps.

-Add this to the condensed milk mixture and heat again.

-Put in the paste of ground almonds in the mixture, stirring constantly.

-After the mixture thickens allow it to cool.

-Add the cream, mix well and refrigerate until half set.

-Take out from the refrigerator, blend well and re-freeze.

    ~ Dish up , garnished with almonds and a few strands of saffron.~