Minty Berry Ice Lolly

Barf ka Gola/ Chuski/ Ice Lolly/ Ice Candy the name is enough to bring out the child in us. It is an iconic summer delicacy. During summers, after lunch it was a routine to fill in the room coolers, close all the curtains make the entire house dark and sleep on the floor. Aahh! What a blissful time it was. We use to play cards, Ludo, Snake n ladder. And around four in the evening we could hear a typical bell of Ice cream vendor. That bell was enough to make us crave for delicious Ice Lolly.

We were not allowed to eat Baraf Ka Gola from the vendors because of hygiene concerns. But Mom made sure that we devour the dessert without having fret about hygiene. She used to make some lovely, colourful, delicious Ice Lolly’s at home. Rasna (Orange energy drink), Kairi Panna, Khus, Rose Syrup (Ruhafza) these were some typical flavours of homemade Lolly.

We all had fun together, slurping the lollies, making our face and lips look colourful.

And now that the summers are already here, beat the heat with some lovely homemade Ice Candy.

I had some berries, mint and kiwi in my refrigerator. So I made Minty Berry Lolly instantly. [And the best part is- it doesn’t contain any food colour and artificial essence.]

All you need is-

¼ cup of sugar

1 cup of water

of2 strawberries, chopped

1 Tbsp Mint, chopped

4 Blue Berries

4 BlackBerries

4 Raspberries

¼ cup Kiwi, sliced

Ice Candy Mould 

Method:-

• In a pan add sugar and water. Boil it for two minutes on a high flame until the sugar gets dissolved.
• Now remove it from the flame. Add in the chopped mint and strawberries to it. Mix it and allow it to cool.
• Now to set the Lolly-
• Pour in the sugar syrup into the moulds. Pour till half. Now add all the berries and kiwi into it. [Distribute evenly]
• Again pour the remaining sugar syrup into the mould and fill in completely.
• Now cover it and freeze it. It takes around 4 hours to set.
• After 4-5 hours. Take it out and dip the mould in hot water a minute. (this way we can remove the lolly easily) 

Take out the Lolly gently and slurp it! 
[The above measurement makes 4 Lollies.]

Tip- you can add a dash of lime juice to it.

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