Summer is upon us, and food content creator and chef Saloni Kukreja has chosen the perfect time to open her first standalone, Indu Ice Cream shop in Bandra. In 2023, she first put out her churning skills with an offline ice cream delivery service. From Filter Coffee Hazelnut Tiramisu to Raw Mango Sorbet, her matka-served iterations became a sought-after dessert fix. In recent years, she released collaborations with Mami Tiramisu and Benne, for their filter coffee soft serve, and even created pairings with warm cookies and cheesecake.

“It was time,” she reveals after we enter the new space on Pali Road. Done up in pista-green colour walls and frilly, soft-pink lamp shades, the ice cream freezer displays a pop of tempting flavours. Dressed in a matching bottle green shirt and white pants, Kukreja was in the middle of last-minute staff briefing and testing equipment.