117. watermelon granita
Krishna's 21st birthday A few days ago my niece celebrated her 21st. She probably celebrated it with something less sober but Krishna, we celebrated it with some yummy dessert. Sorry could not post the blog on your birthday as the dessert got ready at night and couldn't take any photos. But now I am ready with the recipe, photo and no dessert left ! Its all piled on my hips and tummy ): Granitas and sorbets are made of fruit juice and simple syrup. However the difference is that sorbets are usually made in an ice cream maker to give it a nice soft snowy texture where as granitas are made by hand and has a coarse flaky texture, much like the gollas we get in India. The gollas are sprinkled with artificial flavouring but granita is made of fresh juice. WATERMELON GRANITA Makes about 1 litre, 12 to 15 scoops depending on the size. 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 8 cups of seedless cubed watermelon 2 tbsps lemon juice 1 tsp grated fresh ginger In a small pan mix sugar and water and bring...