1 cup shelled raw pistachios
1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
3 cups low fat milk / soy / rice / almond / hemp
1/3 cup Maple Syrup - none if using sweetened base liquid or cut down to 2 Tablespoons
Grind pistachios in food or coffee grinder into a fine powder, reserving a few whole nuts to chop lightly for garnish. In medium saucepan, combine milk (dairy/non), cardomom powder and Maple Syrup (none or less if base liquid is already sweet). Heat on medium heat stirring until bubbles form around edge of pan. Remove from heat add pistachio powder, cool, cover and refrigerate overnight.
Strain milk (dairy/non) with fine meshed sieve, squeezing down on the nut-meat with the back of spoon to get liquid out. Transfer liquid to an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions. Pour into small bowls, or popsicle molds.
Atma's Recipe 10/13/07