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Gadbad ice cream
Layered fruit and ice cream sundae
ಗಡ್ಬಡ್ ಐಸ್ ಕ್ರೀಮ್: Udupi's towering sundae of jelly, fresh fruit, three ice creams and nuts layered in a tall glass (plus 2 hours for the jelly)
Gadbad means a jumble, and that is exactly what arrives at the table in Udupi and Mangalore ice-cream parlours: a tall fluted glass layered with cubes of jelly, chopped fresh fruit, scoops of vanilla, strawberry and mango ice cream, crushed nuts and a glacé cherry on top, eaten with a long spoon. The sundae is credited to a café in Udupi in the 1970s and is now the treat every coastal Karnataka family orders after a temple visit or a beach evening. It's sweet, cold, fruity and crunchy all at once. Most jelly crystals are set with gelatine, so choose a vegetarian jelly set with agar or carrageenan, and check your ice cream is egg-free and gelatine-free if that matters to you. A common mistake is layering on fruit that is wet from washing; it waters down the ice cream. Chef's tip: chill the glasses in the freezer for 15 minutes so the layers stay distinct.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the jelly
- 3 oz vegetarian jelly crystalsagar or carrageenan set, any red flavour
- 1 ¾ cups waterhot and cold, per packet
For the fruit
- 1 bananadiced
- 1 applecored and diced
- 3 ½ oz fresh pineapplediced
- 2 ⅞ oz seedless grapeshalved
- 1 ¾ oz pomegranate seeds
To assemble
- 4 scoops vanilla ice cream
- 4 scoops strawberry ice cream
- 4 scoops mango ice cream
- 1 ⅜ oz roasted peanuts or cashewsroughly crushed
- 2 tbsp tutti frutti
- 4 glacé cherries (optional)
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Make the 3 oz vegetarian jelly crystals with 1 ¾ cups water following the packet, pour into a shallow dish and chill for about 2 hours until firm. Cut into 1 cm cubes.
5 minStep 2: Pat the washed fruit dry. Mix 1 banana, 1 apple, 3 ½ oz fresh pineapple, 2 ⅞ oz seedless grapes and 1 ¾ oz pomegranate seeds in a bowl; toss the banana and apple with the pineapple so they don't brown.
8 minStep 3: Put 4 tall glasses in the freezer for 15 minutes.
15 minStep 4: In each glass, layer a spoonful of jelly cubes, then a spoonful of fruit, then a scoop of 4 scoops vanilla ice cream.
2 minStep 5: Add more fruit and jelly, then a scoop of 4 scoops strawberry ice cream, a sprinkle of 1 ⅜ oz roasted peanuts or cashews and 2 tbsp tutti frutti.
2 minStep 6: Finish with more fruit, a scoop of 4 scoops mango ice cream, the rest of the nuts and tutti frutti, and a 4 glacé cherries on top. Serve at once with long spoons.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 420 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 62 g
- Fat
- 16 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does gadbad ice cream take?
- About 25 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 5 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of banana?
- Mango, same weight (in smoothies and shakes).
- What can I use instead of apple?
- Pears, same amount.
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