Peel and wash the carrots. Grate them. Add the grated carrots into a saucepan.

Add sugar.

Add water.

Turn on the heat to low and cook the carrots until soft. Stir the carrots constantly to ensure they do not get burned.

Cover the pan with lid when not stirring. This will help the carrots cook faster.

Once the carrots turn soft, turn off the heat. Let the cooked grated carrots cool down slightly.

Add the cooked grated carrots into a blender. Add milk to it.

Process the cooked carrots until fine.

Transfer the carrot milk into a large mixing glass.

Add the cream to it. Mix well.

Add vanilla essence and salt and mix well again. Do a taste test at this stage to see if the ice cream is sweet enough. If not, add some more sugar and mix well.

Prepare the carrot ice cream base above and chill it thoroughly in the fridge (not freezer) for at least 4 to 5 hours. You can also leave it overnight in the refrigerator to chill.

Pour the ice cream base into the ice cream maker bowl and churn as per your ice cream machine manual.

At the end of the churning process, the carrot ice cream should be well-formed, smooth and creamy. It may be a little too soft to serve immediately (unless you like it that way), so it is best to let the churned ice cream freeze further.

Pour the churned carrot flavored ice cream into a container and freeze until it is set (about 4 hours).

Prepare the homemade carrot ice cream base as above. Pour it into a freezer-safe container and freeze until completely set. This can take any time between 4 to 5 hours or more. You can even freeze it overnight.

Once completely frozen, remove the ice cream from the freezer and break it into small chunks with a spoon or fork. For easy breaking, it is best that the ice cream is poured into a wide and shallow container when freezing.

Transfer the broken ice cream chunks into a blender.

Blend until smooth. If you find it hard to blend, try to break the chunks further and press them down further into the blender. You can do this with a spoon, but make sure the blender is turned off while you are doing it.

Blend until the ice cream reaches a smoothie-like consistency. This should take about 20 to 30 seconds. The longer you blend, the more your ice cream will melt and melted ice cream will freeze with tiny ice crystals, so it is best to work this stage quickly.

Turn off the blender and pour the blended carrot ice cream back into its container. If you wish to add any nuts or chocolate chips or other additional stuff into your carrot ice cream, add them at this stage. If the blended ice cream appears too soft, freeze it for an hour and mix in the additional ingredients. This will avoid those additional ingredient from sinking to the bottom of the soft ice cream.

Return the blender carrot ice cream to the freeze for another 3 to 4 hours or until it is completely set before serving.