Dragon Fruit is still available in our place and I never
miss to buy the pink one every time. The sweetness is perfect and the fruit is
loaded with fiber & anti-oxidants and they are definitely a part of our
regular diet whenever they are available in the market.Sweet pink flesh dragon fruit is
combined with sharp & sour kalamansi (lime) ,sugar and blended to a smooth
texture and finally kept in freezer gives this yummy dessert.
Pink flesh dragon fruit is in particular girl’s favorite as
they are pink in color and giving them to my kid has never been difficult due
to its color. I have already listed various benefits of Pitaya in my earlier
posts. Kalamansi on the other hand are small limes which are very sour in taste
and they are widely used in thai, Indonesian and Vietnamese cooking. If you do
not get it you may replace with lemon.
Vietnam is one of the largest manufacturer of Pitaya or
dragon fruit in Asia and this is one of there famous dish. Do try out if you
visit Vietnam or make them at home – its quite simple !!!. Make sure the dragon
fruit is the pink one. The white one’s don’t taste much and wont suit for this
dish.
My other recipes with Pitaya are
Pitaya Lemon Sorbet
Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooling
time – 8 hrs | Yields : 2 people
Ingredients
Pink Dragon Fruit /Pitaya – 1
Sugar – 1 tblsp (Adjust to taste of
Pitaya)
Water – If needed
Kalamansi/Small Lime – ½ piece or ½
tsp juice extracted
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Measurements
1 tsp = 5ml
1 tblsp – 15 ml
1 cup = 150 ml
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Preparation
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1. Cut
the dragon fruit into two parts and remove the flesh from the outer skin.
2. Roughly
chop the dragon fruit flesh.
3. Take
a mixer and add dragon fruit, sugar and Kalamansi.
 
4. Blend
it once and check if water is needed to make it a smooth paste. My dragon
fruit was ripened properly hence I never used water.
5. Blend
for 5 to 6 minutes. This time is needed because we are not using icecream
maker and we are using a normal mixer. Adjust the sugar and lime at this stage.
6. Transfer
it to a container and freeze it for a minimum of 8 hours or overnight.
7. Before
serving take out and keep it for 10 minutes else it would be difficult to
scoop.
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Notes:
You may add coconut milk if you want to be more creamy but
for just sorbet this is fine.
We can never predict the sweetness of dragon fruit hence
adjust the sugar consistency.
You may also use ice cream maker to make this recipe.
Kalamansi Lime tastes the best but if you don’t have one you
can use lemon but there is a chance for the taste to slightly vary. Make sure
you use only very few drops else the sorbet would become sour.
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