Recipe - Es Puter (Indonesian Traditional Ice Cream)

Indonesian Jackfruit Ice Cream

This is my favourite desserts of all time.

Indonesian made their ice cream using coconut milk instead of regular milk, which made this ice cream very tasty.

The regular flavours are as follow:

• coconut
• chocolate
• red bean
• mung bean
• durian
• jackfruit
• avocado
• palm sugar

Here is the recipe, if you are tempted to try it.

Ingredients:

• 1 litre coconut cream
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 pandan leaf, cut into a few pieces
• 150 g sugar
• 1 tbsp cornstarch, diluted with 3 tbsp water
• For flavouring:
• Coconut: 200 g young coconut flesh, roughly minced
• Avocado: 200 g avocado, roughly minced
• Jackfruit: 200 g jackfruits, roughly minced 
• Durian: 200 g durian, roughly minced
• Mung bean: 200 g mung beans, soaked in water for 1 hour, then boil until soft
• Red bean: 200 g red beans, soaked in water for 1 hour, then boil until soft
• Palm sugar: replace sugar with 200 gr palm sugar, shaved
• Chocolate: 50 g cocoa powder, diluted with a bit of hot water to make a paste

Directions:

1. Mix coconut cream, salt, and sugar in a saucepan, then cook in medium heat with the pandan leaf. Keep stirring until boiling.
2. Add the diluted cornstarch and mix well. Remove from heat.
3. Remove the pandan leaf pieces and add the flavouring bit.
4. Use an ice cream maker to process the mixture.

Notes:

• You can make this without ice cream maker, but it will take hours. Putting the mixture in a container with a lid, then leave the mixture in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours, mix, then move the container to the freezer for the next 3 hours (mix well every hour).

Resources:
- Recipe: http://www.resepnugraha.net/resep/detail/?no=5
- Photo: http://hendrarosani.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/es-nangka.jpg