Tamarind And Pomegranate Granitas Recipes

TAMARIND AND POMEGRANATE GRANITAS

Steps:

• Combine the tamarind paste and 3 cups water in a small saucepan. Place over medium heat, bring to a boil, then lower heat to a simmer, stirring occasionally, until paste is very soft, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a strainer and press on the solids until you have extracted 1 1/2 cups of juice and pulp. Discard solids. Place liquid in a small container.
• Bring 1/2 cup of the sugar and 1/2 cup of water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Stir this into the liquid. Let come to room temperature.
• Meanwhile, combine 1/2 cup water and the remaining 1/4 cup sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Transfer to a small container and stir in the pomegranate juice and lime juice. Let come to room temperature.
• Place the tamarind and pomegranate mixtures in the freezer. When they're frozen, use a thin-tined fork to flake the ices (the tamarind will be a little sticky) and transfer each to an airtight container. Freeze again. To serve, place small scoops of each granita side by side in dessert bowls or stemmed glasses and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds.

POMEGRANATE GRANITA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the 2 juices and season with sugar, to taste. Pour into a 9 by 13-inch baking dish. Carefully place in freezer and freeze until solid, about 4 hours. Use a fork to scrape into large crystals and spoon granita into chilled glasses. Serve immediately.

POMEGRANATE GRANITA

Steps:

• Place the ice, Cointreau, rum, and pomegranate syrup into a blender, blend until smooth. Moisten the rim of a tumbler with the cut edge of the orange slice, and dip the glass into the sugar to line the rim. Pour the granita into the glass, and garnish with the orange slice to serve.

PURPLE POMEGRANATE GRANITAS

Steps:

• Whisk the pomegranate juice and lavender in a chilled stainless-steel bowl. Add the lime juice and rum, if desired. Freeze until icy around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes. Whisk, then continue to freeze, whisking every 20 to 25 minutes, until slushy, about 2 hours, 30 minutes; cover and freeze overnight.
• Scrape the granita with a fork, then scoop into martini glasses. Garnish with lavender.

POMEGRANATE RAITA

Steps:

• Stir yogurt, sugar, salt, cumin, black pepper, and chile pepper together in a bowl until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add pomegranate seeds; mix until well combined. Garnish with mint leaves.

TAMARIND GRANITA

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine water and sugar, bring to boil then remove from heat.
• Add tamarind concentrate then cool to room temperature
• Throw mixture into an ice cream maker for 20-25 minutes than store in the freezer.
• The mixture will not harden like sorbet.

POMEGRANATE GRANITA

Steps:

• Slice off the top and bottom of the pomegranates, then break them apart and remove the seeds. With your hands, squeeze all of the juice out of the seeds, then push the mixture through a sieve, pressing down gently to extract as much juice as possible without pushing the bitter skins through.
• Discard the seeds. In a large shallow glass baking dish that will fit in your freezer, combine the juice with the sugar and stir until the sugar has dissolved (place the pan over a very low flame if desired to speed the dissolving of the sugar). Freeze for 4 hours, stirring every 15 minutes.
• Scrape the surface of the ice with a spoon into large flaky crystals.
• Refreeze if desired. The granita should be served as a chunky ice, not a smooth sorbet.