Gujarat woman makes creamy ice cream using a ceiling fan in viral desi jugaad video

A Gujarat woman's desi jugaad, or improvised fix, for making ice cream is going viral on social media. Not everyone has an ice cream maker or a refrigerator. The woman showed how she made ice cream at home without using any machine.

She used only a ceiling fan, rope, ice and salt. With these four things she made homemade ice cream. The video has been shared on Instagram from the account @hetal_diy_queen, belonging to Hetal Barvadia.

In the video, the woman first heats milk. She then adds sugar and ice cream powder and prepares the whole mixture well. Once the mixture is ready, she pours it into a vessel.

She then puts salt and ice in a large bucket. A rope is tied to the vessel holding the ice cream, and it is hung from the fan. The woman then switches the fan on. The fan spins fast, and the spinning turns the mixture into creamy ice cream.

Millions of people have watched the video. Instagram users praised the woman in comments, writing "desi jugaad for the win". Many wrote that Indians' creativity is remarkable. Some said there is no longer any need to buy an ice cream maker. The video offered light entertainment and also inspired many households to try the trick.

Many viewers were also reminded of earlier times. People say the mixture of ice and salt lowers the temperature and gives the feeling of freezing, while air bubbles make the mixture creamy.

The tradition of jugaad in Indian homes is long-standing. When a machine breaks down or resources are scarce, households find some way out. Hetal's idea is a new form of that tradition. The method can come in handy when no machine is available.