Orange granita

GRANITA / ITALIAN ICE – is like Indian gola – crushed / shaved ice drizzled with artificial flavours and sometimes topped with condensed milk .Granita is a form of semi frozen dessert .It is made from fruits crushed with lemon juice + water [ optional ] + sweetening agent like condensed milk /sugar / honey / honey syrup . The texture may be grainy or smooth .Instead of natural fruits , we can use  fruit juices or fruit puree

ORANGE GRANITA

INGREDIENTS

• Orange –  1 big [ skinless and deseeded ]
• Lemon juice – 1 tsp [optional ]
• Water – 1/4 cup
• Condensed milk OR  sugar – 2  tbsp or as per taste [ also depends on the sweetness of fruit ]

PREPARATION

Peel and section the oranges and deseed it. Discard the fibres . Extract juice either by mashing with hands and straining it OR pulse beat in mixie for few seconds .  Strain it and keep aside.

METHOD

Take  the freshly extracted juice + lemon juice + water + condensed milk  in a mixie jar and grind it into a grainy texture mixture .

Transfer it to freezer box . Put it in the freezer for few hours .

Once done ,keep out for few seconds to ease scooping.

Use a spoon to scrape or scoop the granita .

Orange granita is ready to serve .

For Indian touch ,you can sprinkle little chilli pwdr + salt /chaat masala.

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NOTES

1. You can add sugar instead of condensed milk and while serving you can drizzle condensed milk like golas .
2. Condensed milk enriches the flavour .
3. Add water  gives icy effect .
4. Making with sugar instead of condensed milk gives a different taste like gola.

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