Ice cream’s history and evolution of over twenty-two hundred years are fascinating. Going back as far as the second century BC, the undated origin of ice creams without any credible inventor tells us that one of the most favoured and flavoured frozen dairy desserts had been enjoyed by Alexander as snow and ice tickled nectar and honey and also satisfied the cravings of King Solomon’s taste buds as iced drinks.
However, ice cream as we know it today originated as frozen milk confectionery during the sixth and seventh centuries AD in the Chinese Tang dynasty (618-907 AD). A type of frozen milky dessert introduced to the Indian continent by the Mughals of Delhi in the 16th century was the precursor to the much-loved Indian dessert of Kulfi. Kulfi got its name from the cone-shaped metal containers used in Akbar, the Emperor’s royal kitchens.
Although enjoyed throughout the year, Kulfi had always been favoured by Indian connoisseurs during the annual spring festival. Symbolizing Kulfi’s connection with the season of Spring (called Basant in Hindi), Late Sr Lal Singh founded BASANT Kulfi in 1952 in the city of Ludhiana with a very small quantity and only in handmade form. He was supplying Kulfi on his hand cart in various schools. Later in 1965, he opened a rented shop at the field Gunj outside ‘Kucha no.5 to offer his Kulfi to all the dessert lovers.
In the early 1970’s Sr Lal Singh’s son Sr Rajinder Singh joined his father’s Kulfi Business and later made his innovations of Ice Creams, such as Fruit Ice Cream, Kulfi Gharey wali, Milk Badam, and many more. In a few years, they bought their shop, which became very popular and still very famous in the city area of Ludhiana.
In 1992 they expanded with a modern Ice Cream Parlor at Field Gunj, Kucha No.9. Sr Rajinder Singh’s sons Charanjit Singh and Kanwal Preet Singh joined their family business and expanded with a food joint. They added Chinese food to that outlet, generating a great response in Ludhiana. Later on, they expanded their business all over Ludhiana.
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In 2002, Charanjit got the responsibilities of the Ice Cream business and managing the Ultra-Modern Ice Cream factory at Rajguru Nagar, Ludhiana. All the machinery were imported from Italy to manufacture high quantity with unmatched quality as they have to supply all over Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal, and Jammu.
Presently, as a Sole Proprietorship firm in Ludhiana (Punjab, India), Basant Ice Creams are engaged in manufacturing an extensive range of Flavour Ice Cream, Ice Cream Cone and Bar, Cup Ice Cream, Brick Ice Cream, Kulfi Ice Cream, Milk Badam Glass, Ice Cream Tub, etc. Using high-quality ingredients and latest techniques, these products are processed as per set industry norms. Under the far-sightedness of Charanjit, the Founder, Basant Ice Creams has been able to satisfy the varied needs of its clients efficiently.
Owing to vast industry experience and high-quality product range, Basant Ice Creams –Â an ISO 9001-2008 Certified Company, has secured a respectable position for itself in this domain. According to Charanjit, the main reasons for which they have received appreciation from clients spread all across the nation are:
- High-quality products
- Ethical business policies
- Experienced team of professionals
- Modern infrastructure base
- Vast distribution network
- Timely delivery
- Large production capacity
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Today, coming in the widest range of variety, Basant Ice Creams’ four times National Award-winning products include
Fruit Rhapsody: The ice cream scoops four flavours’ strawberry, banana, pineapple, and calypso, a mixture of different tropical flavours with fresh fruits, pulps, and syrups.
Special Fruit Ice Cream:Â is made of milk, sugar, milk fat, liquid glucose, permitted emulsifying (e446, e471), stabilizing agents (e401, e407, e410, e412), and contains permitted added foods, flavours, and permitted synthetic food colours (110), fruits/fruits pulp/ nuts/chocolates/choco power (optional/variables).
Pista:Â is made of fructo-oligoscaccharide, and sucralose, contains artificial sweeteners, and for calories conscious milk and milk product, milk fat, stabilizer- e412, e4339(12 percent), e407, emulsifier (e-417), and contains added flavor and artificial flavorings substances.
Bon Bon: is an ice cream containing an inner layer of milk and milk products, sugar, liquid glucose, permitted emulsifying (E446, E471), and stabilizing agents (E407, E415, E412). It has an outer layer of chocolate products and vegetable oil and contains artificial flavoring substances.
Rainbow Sundae:Â is an ice cream made of milk, sugar, milk fat, liquid glucose, permitted emulsifying (e446, e471), stabilizing agents (e401, e407, e410, e412), and conations permitted added foods, flavours, and permitted synthetic food colours (110), fruits/fruits pulp/ nuts/chocolates/choco power (optional/variables).
Fruit Bonanza Brick:Â is an ice cream containing milk, sugar, milk fat, nuts, liquid glucose, permitted emulsifying (e446, e471), stabilizing agents (e401, e407, e410, e412), contains permitted added foods, flavours, and permitted synthetic food colours (110), fruits/fruits pulp/ nuts/chocolates/choco power (optional/variables).
Paan Tubs:Â is made up of milk, sugar, milk fat, nuts, liquid glucose, permitted emulsifying (e446, e471), stabilizing agents (e401, e407, e410, e412), contains permitted added foods, flavours, and permitted synthetic food colours (110), fruits/fruits pulp/ nuts/chocolates/choco power (optional/variables).
Malai Kulfi Brick:Â is an ice cream with ingredients including milk, sugar, milk fat, nuts, liquid glucose, permitted emulsifying (e446, e471), stabilizing agents (e401, e407, e410, e412), contains permitted added foods, flavours and permitted synthetic food colours (110), fruits/fruits pulp/ nuts/chocolates/choco power (optional/variables).
