#lockdown Popsicle!
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As you read from the subject, it is a lockdown2.0 in my country india. As in lockdown, we are committed not to move out of home unnecessarily. And it is been more than a month i am at home, have not gone anywhere outside the gate.
This is a summer season here and most times, i wanted to consume chilled food to beat the heat!
So here comes a simple lockdown Popsicle recipe which is made out of most compromise(s) :)
My mixer grinder is not in a working condition and awaiting to get repaired. Compromise 1!
No cream/major ice-cream making ingredients. Compromise 2!
No ice-stick. Compromise 3!
No moulds. Compromise 4!
But the final product, did not compromise taste-wise! Check out, about the making of the #lockdown Popsicle here!
Supplies
Chocolate cream biscuits - 4 packets (each pack contains 5 biscuits); You can alternate with any cream biscuit as well.
Chocolate - 75g.
Cashews - 100g/20 in numbers.
Boiled milk (not required to be hot) - 200ml.
Ice-stick. Here i used fresh sticks of mango tree.
Chop the Cashews
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- Clean and wash the cashews.
- Use a knife and chop them to small pieces.
- Store them in a container.
Prepare Ice-stick
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As i do not have ready made ice-sticks, i was looking for some good option to use for such purpose. Luckily, i got few fresh mango sticks available in my garden. I peeled the outer layer using knife and kept it ready.
Making the Biscuit Powder
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As mentioned, my mixer grinder went off few days since the lockdown. So have been managing these days.
And for this challenge, making the powder has also come as a challenge for me...:p
I used a Wooden roll (which we used for making Roti/Chapati, a kind of indian bread) and smashed the biscuits(without opening the cover) to coarse powder.
Preparing the Popsicle Mixture
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As the biscuit powder, itself has sugar, cream content it is not much necessary to add any more ingredient for making the powder until if someone needs more of it.
So i put the biscuit powder to the milk and gently mixed it.
I used ladle and wooden spatula to mix it properly. Any manual/electric whisker will also solves the purpose. As i do not prefer more fluffier, i did manual blending.
Getting the Popsicle Ready!
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- I used medium sized plastic glasses and used as moulds.
- I poured the mixture in appropriate quantity to the glasses. Kept it in the freezer for an hour.
- After an hour, i inserted the ice-sticks into each of the glasses and placed it back, to the freezer.
Coating the Popsicle!
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- After 6-8 hours in freezer, i checked the state of the ice-stick.
- Now, to a big pan i poured half-full water to it. I placed a stand over the water, and started to boiled the water in a medium flame. While the water was boiling, i placed a small bowl on the stand and put some chocolate pieces to it.
- While the pan getting heated, i was able to see the chocolate getting melted. I used a wooden ladle to bend it.
- In few minutes, the chocolate got melted.
- Now, i poured the liquid chocolate as one coating to the Popsicle(just taken out of the freezer). I sprinkled the chopped cashews as soon as the melted chocolate is coated.
#lockdown Popsicle, Is Ready for the Table!
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Here is a video, as a quick recap on the making of the simple and yummy Popsicle!