Indian · Dessert
Fennel Cooling Water Ice
A pale, delicately perfumed Indian-style water ice built on a fennel seed-infused sugar syrup sharpened with lemon and lime juice, scraped by hand into loose crystalline flakes rather than churned smooth. Cooling and palate-clearing, it draws on fennel's traditional role as a digestive and breath-freshener after a spiced Indian meal, turning that familiar after-dinner seed into a frozen granita-style treat finished with a scatter of fresh mint.
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12 minsPrep
5 minsCook
242 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
95Calories
0.6gProtein
0.5gFat
23.5gCarbs
21.3gSugar
1.3gFiber
3mgSodium
0mgChol
0gSat Fat
70mgPotassium
39mgCalcium
0.6mgIron
0mcgVitamin B12
5.3mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0gAlcohol
vegetarian
vegan
gluten-free
dairy-free
sweet-spot
hidden-gems
Instructions
1
Bring 85g of the water to a bare simmer in a small saucepan, stir in the sugar until fully dissolved, then remove from the heat.
2
Add the crushed fennel seed to the hot sugar syrup, cover, and let it steep for 15 minutes to infuse.
3
Strain the syrup through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing the seeds lightly to extract their oils, then discard the solids.
4
Stir the remaining 85g cold water, lemon juice and lime juice into the strained syrup and taste for balance.
5
Pour the mixture into a shallow freezer-safe tray (about 350ml capacity) so it sits no more than 2cm deep.
6
Freeze for 1 hour, then drag a fork through the half-set liquid to break up ice crystals across the whole tray.
7
Return to the freezer and repeat the forking every 30-40 minutes for a further 2 to 3 hours, until the whole tray is made up of loose, light ice flakes.
8
Just before serving, fold the shredded mint through the flaked ice.
9
Scoop into chilled glasses or bowls, 2 scoops per serving, and serve immediately while still icy.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 6 oz170g divided, half simmered with fennel water
- 1.5 oz42g dissolved in hot water sugar white
- 0.2 oz6g lightly crushed, steeped fennel seed
- 0.6 oz18g freshly squeezed, strained lemon juice
- 0.2 oz6g freshly squeezed lime juice
- 0.1 oz2g finely shredded, stirred in after straining mint
