Homemade Arabic ice cream
Farah's Recipes
Homemade Arabic ice cream in Arabic ( بوظة ) is a rich creamy taste and gummy texture. it is different from any other type of ice cream around the world.
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 0 minutes mins
Freezing Time: 6 hours hrs
Total Time 6 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Arabic
- ¼ cup cold milk
- 7 tablespoons cream powder
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups cold water
- 1 cup milk poder
- 1 packet thick cream
- 1 tablespoon salep/sahlep
- 1 teaspoon mastic gum
- 400 g pistachio
In a stand mixer add the cold milk and cream powder and whip them for 2 minutes or until soft peaks form.
Then add 2 cups of very cold water, milk powder, and sugar and mix for about 3-4 minutes.
After that add the thick cream and mix well.
In a small bowl add the saleb / sahleb and powdered sugar and mix them well then pour them on the ice cream mixture and mix for another 2 – 3 minutes ( the salep will completely change the texture of the mixture it will make it stretchy and chewy.
Add the mastic gum you can use either crushed mastic gum or the flavor of mastic gum. Then add the crushed pistachio and mix with a spatula.
Over a parchment paper distribute pistachios then spread the ice cream mixture on the top of the pistachio and roll the ice cream with parchment paper.
Freeze it for at least 6 hours. Then remove the ice cream from the freezer and cut it into circles.
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