Sometimes I think I never learn. Experience does teach you stuff but well - I just don't seem to learn from mistakes. Like, take this instance. How many times should I have to experience that taking photos while kids are around is not a task to be taken for granted. How many times has it taught me that, the more appealing the food, the less time I have for taking a picture? And if its going to be something like Ice cream, do I have even one small chance? And even if, these kids were patience personified, would the ice cream b e patient enough to pose for me on a hot day without melting? Nope! Well this is exactly what happened. I should have taken a picture before the kids arrived but the lazy me was busy doing other work (lazing of course!). Remembered that there is something called taking final picture of a dish for a blog which she runs called Chef In you.....and rushed to take a picture. With the kids surrounding me and the heat getting to the icecream,  it was sure  getting next to impossible, this is the best I could do! Phew! Thanks for listening to my excuse for the lousy picture :)

We all have our "first dish" memory right? I have mine when it comes to every aspect of cooking - like my first cake, my first bread, my first flatbread etc. And this was my first Ice cream. Making this was a thriller since I had assumed that one needed an ice cream maker to make yummy ice creams. Well - not really!  Agreed it has advantages but its not the end of the homemade ice cream world if don't own one. To test the theory out, my first ever try was this Mango and Coconut Ice cream from the Indian Chef Sanjeev Kapoor. Every summer, when the markets are bursting with the sight and smell of mangoes, I make this! This is your solution to buying the store bought ice cream containers. Nothing beats the feeling when you know exactly what ingredients have gone into a dish and how fresh the fruits were. Somehow I always get the feeling that people enjoy it even more when they know its home made. The richness of coconut mingled with fresh and sweet tasting mangoes goes so very well with this. Its creamy, slightly sweet (the sweetness diminishes when in frozen state) and the coconut -mango flavors come together in your mouth. Its a must try! It sure makes a generous portion although I found out soon that it really did not look like one once 3 kids and 2 adults have eaten their fair share cos I had none leftover ( hence the lousy photos! Nothing was left to take better photos :)) But better lousy photos than lousy ice cream - what say? ;)