saw ur post abt bastani, and got reminded of my bf !!! hes half iranian and has a tub of it back home and its one of his favorite foods; can u link me ur recipe ? i want to make it homemade as a surprise for him in case he ever visits my house （＾ν＾）
!!!!!!! (((: okay so i dont really use a recipe from a site but here's what i do:
ingredience....
some saffron threads! although i heard saffron powder can work too (:
rose water! i like the one by ziyad and any international store should have it (:
pistachios — i think it's easier just to buy the ones that are already deshelled but you can shell them yourself! make sure they're unsalted though (: if you want you can toast them a bit too
half a gallon of vanilla ice cream (i like the one from costco!)
heavy cream
procedure...
set out your vanilla ice cream to melt. the more it's melty the more easier it's going to be to stir everything.
meanwhile pour some heavy cream into a plastic bag and put it in the fridge to harden (:
boil about a cup of saffron tea! just put the saffron threads and water together and let it steep. you don't have to take out the saffron strands...well, i guess you can? i just dump them in later so it's fine if you forget!! if you're using saffron powder i looked up some dude's recipe and here it says about a 1/4th teaspoon of saffron powder
okay cool so once your ice cream is melty, i like to pour it all out in a bigger bowl because it just helps keep things clean. then i pour in the saffron tea and then mix until it turns yellow (: then i add about about 4-6 teaspoons of rose water. it depends! i say start with 2 and then gradually add in to your taste (: and then i toss in the pistachios (uh. go with as much as your heart desires. i like a lot of pistachios so im like, why not be a little heavy handed?)
take out the heavy cream from the fridge and you can hit it with a rolling pin if you want but just crush it up but not too small!!! and then at the end toss it into the mixture. you don't want this to melt and you want the chunks to stay well, chunks.
okay you can like just put it in the fridge in this bowl but i like to pour it back into the original ice cream container. stick in the fridge and wait a bit and yayyyyy bastani<3
