if you have lived in mumbai then you will know about sitaphal cream.
basically it custard apple pulp mixed with chilled cream… you guessed it right. sitaphal is the hindi word for custard apples….
if you have had the sitaphal cream, then you know it is such a WOW dessert.
custard apples are in season here. so when we got them, i wanted to make the sitaphal cream. now i did not want to use regular cream.
so since my fruit salad with cashew cream was such a success, i had no second thoughts on which vegan cream to use.
so there i added cashew cream with some organic cane sugar and vanilla and had a beautiful bowl of custard apple cream.
now the dessert was a creamy, sweet dessert and you don’t miss the regular cream here.
this dessert has become a hot favorite at home now.
you can use regular regular cream instead of cashew cream.
the recipe has been adapted from about.com
recipe details for the sitaphal cream below:
- 4-5 medium sized custard apples
- ¾ to 1 cup chilled [cashew cream|http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/fruit-salad-with-cashew-cream/]
- ¼ tsp vanilla powder or ½ tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- a pinch of saffron (optional)
- sugar as required
- remove the flesh from the seeds.
- this takes some time.
- collect the pulp in a bowl.
- mix the cream with the sugar & vanilla.
- now add the custard apple pulp.
- mix well.
- add to serving bowls and garnish with some saffron strands.
- chill or serve straightaway.
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this site is very nice……!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks priya.
i havent had sitaphal in soooo sooo long.. that looks so good!
I love this and have tried many times with malai, my in laws had a tree at home. I also use a lot of cashew cream but never tried both these together..this is a lovely idea. Your pictures are heavenly..
My mother made this differently. She would blend the custard apple pulp. Then blend is some milk and sugar if required. Then thicken it with a little cornflour. Serve it chilled. Have been wanting to make this sometime, but somehow have never been able to get those big-eyed custard apple for a few seasons now!
Oh wow I can’t wait to try that out for myself. What amazing flavores Dassana! I haven’t come across custard apples yet, but I am going to the market on saturday, so I ll keep an eye out for them. thanks for sharing!
I’ve never had it, but I’d love to try. My friend is from Mumbai. I wonder if she could make it with me!
Believe it or not, I’ve never had sitaphal before. This is a bowl of delicious autumn. And I love the use of cashew cream
Looks Utterly delicious….I miss Custard apple so much
This looks super yummy…As a kid used to eat lot of this fruit…Had a tree at home..:) Its long that I dint have it..Loved the presentation..White on white is really tough to capture..Loved that..and the little colors by saffron and flower..
Hey regarding the spoon stuff…I too find it really tough to place it properly…after some attempts I just drop it somewhere and sometimes that works for me…:)
Looks delish I want a bite of it right now
Gorgeous! Love the bowl, colors and photos
I love sitaphal. We have got sitaphal tree in out front garden in India and used get loads during the season. I am back to my childhood which brought me tears in my eyes. We can’t get here which really strange as Almost every single fruit we get here in UK on its season time.
Great sitaphal cream recipe though. Lovely clicks as usual. I love the flower display too. It looks very pretty.
will surely try with fresh cream..thanks for sharing such innovative recipe..
We don’t get Sitaphal here but it’s such a delicious fruit. Your dessert looks amazing !
This looks really yummy. I love sitaphal, but i am not getting in USA.
Aww…looks delicious!!