Ice Cream Inspired By Indian Spices & Flavors || Fork Yeah

The Brooklyn-based Malai is focused on creating unique and delicious ice creams that draw from owner Pooja Bavishi's Indian heritage. Using spices like star anise, turmeric, and rose, Malai’s flavors carefully balance the subtle tastes of spices with just the right amount of sweetness that you'd expect from ice cream. The secret is in the eggless base used for all their flavors, which both adds an extra creaminess and is a nod to the massive Hindu population in India, who don’t consume eggs for religious reasons.
Now more than ever, thanks to Instagram, people are eating with their eyes. But does all this Instagrammable food actually taste good? What’s the story behind popular new food like Taco Pizza or Cheetos Macaroons? “Fork Yeah” answers these questions head on. This series goes to the source of the latest and greatest food trends and most ‘gramable dishes to find out how they taste and what inspired the making of them.
Producer
Chas Truslow
Associate Producer
Reina Haddad
Camera Operators
Daniel Cangelosi, Cole Chilton, Phoebe Melnick
Editor
Zachary Lapierre, Cole Chilton
Animator
Fredy Delgado
Production Manager
Jonathan Rinkerman
Production Coordinator
Sarah Barry
Senior Producer
Marco Shalma
Supervising Producer
Stasia Tomlinson
Head of Video
Justin Lundstrom
Music
Inner City by Yannis Pasquin
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City Lights by Steven Casey, Rich Mahogany
1:10
Make It by Winslow Crockwell
3:12
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[@tosht2515]

@0:15 Chicken Tikka is most definitely Indian. It's *_Chicken Tikka Masala_* that is popularly claimed to have originated in the UK. That said, these flavors sound awesome and Pooja seems very cool. Best Fork Yeah episode so far (to me). 👍

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Either way, we love it.

[@anonymouslyopinionated656]

@@thrillist yeah, but be accurate

[@taisruiz2616]

Yumm that looks amazing

[@KarinPin]

Please give him some coffee too review... he needs it.

[@Pop-pv4xt]

I like the host. He seems genuine with no exaggeration

[@at0mly]

This sounds amazing.

[@thrillist]

Riiiight?

[@LeylaKazim]

oh loved it 👏👊

[@Pop-pv4xt]

Very pretty looking

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Check out the first episode of our newest series, Really Dough?: ua-cam.com/video/3aIIzSsCjfI/v-deo.html

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Indian ice cream + Indian pizza = Perfection >> ua-cam.com/video/YYvQsCVWBTg/v-deo.html

[@tuffguy9140]

Wat is the address pls some1

[@thrillist]

Malai's Brooklyn location is unfortunately closed. However, Malai frequently does other pop-ups around the city. Also, their ice creams can be ordered online at their store, www.malai.co, and found at NYC Whole Foods locations! Hope this helps.

[@hrishikeshananth8996]

I find it interesting that the West has interest on our tastes.

[@Littlestraincloud]

this host has no charisma

[@CremedelaRay]

Cool ice cream, but the host needs A LOT more excite. Seems like he's reading a script after smoking

[@jpranav8921]

ALL HINDUS ARE NOT VEGETARIANS !!

[@ubermensch826]

i love hate watching thrillist

[@felinesfanatics]

Uhm strange

[@Kamberli]

No Eggs because Vegetarian? Eggs are considered Vegetarian

[@GarlicBreddit]

Kamberli I was wondering this too. Eggs are chicken periods. No meat in there..

[@AS-jo8qh]

Not in India