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Strawberry is one of my kiddo's favourite fruits. She demands for it everytime when we go for buying  fruits. Strawberries are tend to spoil very quickly, even when we refrigerate them. So whenever we buy 2-3 boxes of strawberries, I will end up preparing some milkshake, jam or ice-cream. Home made ones are free from artificial colors, flavours and preservatives and delicious too!  Here is my simple recipe of Strawberry Ice-cream.. Preparation time: 25 minutes Refrigeration time: 5 - 6 hours Serves - 7 to 8 Ingredients: Strawberries - 250 gm Thick cream - 250 gm Sugar - 2 tbsp or to taste Method: Wash and clean the strawberries, remove the stems. Chop them into small / medium chunks. Combine them with thick cream and sugar and blend smoothly using a mixer or blender.  Transfer the blended mixture to an airtight container and refrigerate for 2 - 3 hours or till it becomes hard. Take out the ice-cream mixture and blend it for 4 - 5 minut...

Bottle Gourd is one of those vegetables which are available throughout the year. Here in Australia, it is commonly available not only in Indian grocery stores, but also in most of the Asian grocery stores. Bottle gourd is a good of vitamins and minerals and hence, regular consumption of this veggie is good for our health. In our home, we would prefer typical Indian style food most of the time. We buy bottle gourd more frequently to prepare different Indian dishes. I have shared the recipe of Bottle Gourd Palya / Spiced Bottle Gourd long back. Here is one more delicacy made with Bottle Gourd. Do try this Bottle Gourd Payasa when you buy bottle gourd next time and let me hear your feedback! 😊 Time required: 35 - 40 minutes Serves - 3 Difficulty level: Medium Ingredients: Sugar - 3/4 cup (1 cup =  Bottle gourd peeled, seeded and chopped into small or medium pieces - 2 cups Semolina (medium) - 1/3 cup Jaggery - 2 tbsp (see Tips) Salt - big pinch  Ghee / clari...