Indie Ices

welcome all new visitors,

Please remember should you wish to try samples of our products just email us at ice house via tattersallmike@yahoo.co.uk and one of the team will get back to you to discuss your needs.

Indie ices is the only Kulfi producer who has ever won a Great Taste Award from the Guild Of Fine Food. 

In fact we have won 6 Gold Awards as follows

Mango Kulfi               -1 Gold Star Winner 2009 

Champagne Kulfi      -1 Gold Star Winner 2010

Almond & Pistachio  -2 Gold Stars Winner 2010

Cardamom Kulfi        -1 Gold Star Winner 2011

Almond Kulfi             -1 Gold Star Winner 2011

Mango & Lime Kulfi -2 Gold Stars Winner 2011

 

In case you have not heard of these awards let me tell you what they say about them on the Guild Of Fine Food Website.

' Of all the UK'S food award schemes, the GREAT TASTE AWARDS is the most important. Completely independent and uncompromisingly rigorous.'

'GREAT TASTE is to speciality food and drink what MICHELIN is to fine dining'

'For 2011, over 7400 products were judged over an intense two-month period. Before gold is awarded , a minimum of twelve experts, often 16 taste, discuss and agree. For two- or three stars, up to 20 judges must unanimously agree an entry has achieved absolute perfection. Over 350 experts including key buyers, retailers, chefs and food writers blind tasted entries to ensure they are fairly and independently assessed.' 

 

 But as they say don't just take their word for it, here are a few of the nice comments that have been made by people on the web:

some reviews you can trust 

Culture Vultures said 'We enjoyed them there Indie Ices at our last Culture Vulture Secret Social, delish!'

Davaikoshka said...'The apple and rosemary ice is to die for!'

The Food Nut said 'Afterwards Indie Ices came round with Mango Kulfi ice lolly's which were really lovely'

Create Leeds said 'We've just spotted the ever fabulous indie ices at Oakwood Market. Indie trading at its very best and the Kulfi was to die for!!!'

Casper1977

4 October 2010 3:02PM About the World Curry Festival

We went on a very wet Sunday afternoon, thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience and the shelter from the rain :-)
It was great to see Jean Christophe Novelli taking part in something like this and to meet him when he sign my book was amazing.
There were some amazing stalls there including one for The Princes Trust selling The Celebrity Cookbook to raise funds for the trust but my favourite was the indie ices made at the guys home they were lovely

Today we visited some friends in Leeds, and went to their kids’ primary school summer fair.  During which we stumbled across what may have been the nicest ice cream I’ve had so far this summer.

A company called Indie Ices had a little pitch at which they were selling special World Cup flavoured kulfis, ice creams and sorbets.  They’ve created new flavours for some of the countries playing.  (Although not all countries – when asked what flavours they’d created for today’s match contestants South Korea and Ghana, they admitted to leaving these off the list.  Not sure what flavours you’d do for them though!).

Aside from the obvious Cookies & Cream for the USA, and Chocolate Kulfi for Switzerland, there were other more intriguing creations. These included Wine Sorbet (Chile, I think), Fig & Date Kulfi (can’t remember the country) and Irish Cream Kulfi (for France, according to their blog “to rectify the injustice FIFA did not correct” – good lads!).

I picked one of the two England flavours on offer – Rose & Berry Kulfi.  I believe my first words on tasting were “Wow” followed by “That’s incredible” – or words to that effect mumbled through mouthfuls of creamy loveliness.  The ingredients were milk, double cream, sugar (diet followers can stop reading now), fresh whole raspberries and redcurrants, and rose water.  Every mouthful had a delicate, slightly sweet hint of rose petals, and every now and then a sharp hit from the berries.  Absolutely spot on.

It’s a good job they were only selling small tubs.  I could have eaten so much more.  Indie Ices – come over to Manchester, please!

 

On trip Advisor ( Reviews you can trust)  from a Restaurant Indie Ices Supply.

Date of review: Feb 18, 2011

We shared a home made kulfi afterwards, I don't even like kulfi, but this was special.

Date of review: 10 Feb 2011

We finished with what i think was home-made kulfi - this was delicious.

Date of review: 25 April 2011

The best part of the meal for me was the kulfi (ice cream) it was amazing.

Date of review: 2 Sept 2011

The Kulfi, again, best ice-cream i've tried.

 

 

 

 

frequently asked questions when i sell at Farmers Markets

what is kulfi?

kulfi is a traditional indian iced dessert much like ice cream. It was originally made by boiling milk for a few hours on a low heat until you got a rich creamy dense mixture. This was then used as a base upon which ingredients common in india where added ie. mango, spices , nuts. The resulting mix is a creamy tasting dessert. Unfortunately alot of the kulfi you may have tased in india restaurants in the UK are pale imitations of this original dessert as they have often been made from skimmed milk, vegetable fats and have air whipped into it.

why am i, a white Lancastrian male making indian ice cream?

my wife's parents originate from the Punjab in India. When i married my wife her parents passed on an old family recipe which was Mango Kulfi. With my experience in the Food Industry and a bit of creativity, I felt i could bring this great tastinf dessert to a wider audience.

Why indie ices?

our main line of products are based on traditional indian kulfi recipes.

our small company is an independant ice cream cream company making and selling local to where it is produced not a big multinational.

i used to be a big fan of indie music and have placed alot of my favourites songs on the blog for those who may be interested.