Gadbad/Easy Mangalorean Ice Cream

Gadbad

Gadbad is a delicious ice cream Sunday that was invented in Mangalore probably in the 1970’s.  We loved eating it whenever our uncle took us for a treat to Hotel Diana in Udipi.  We have also eaten it at Ideal Ice Cream Parlour in Mangalore when we celebrated each other’s birthdays with Ice Cream parties. And did not have to bother about it settling on our waistlines. It is served in a tall glass so that the different layers and colours are visible and is an extremely attractive dessert.  It consists of 3 scoops of ice cream with red jelly,  fruits, nuts and tuiti fruiti in between and is eaten with a long spoon.  The word Gadbad in Kannada means  hurry-burry, confusion or what’s happening and this recipe is a perfect representation of that.

1 tall glass for serving and 1 long spoon

1 scoop each of vanilla, strawberry and chocolate ice cream; ¼ cup red jelly; 1 tbsp cashew nuts; 1 tbsp black raisins; 1 tbsp each of red and green tuiti frutti ( preserved papaya popular in India); ¼ cup fresh fruits ( mango, apple, banana etc); fresh or tinned cherry with stalk for garnish; 1 tbsp mango puree

To Assemble The Gadbad

Place 2 tbsp fresh fruits at the bottom of the glass followed by 2 tbsp of jelly.  Add the scoop of chocolate ice cream followed by half the tuitti fruitti, nuts and raisins.  Next add the strawberry ice cream and the remaining tuitti fruitti, nuts and raisins.  Top with the vanilla ice cream, mango puree and garnish with a fresh cherry.  Serve immediately. Oops, remember to take a photograph first.  It’s worth showing off.

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