What is the recipe of Indian kulfi? - Ice Cream Makers

May contain a spoonful of kewra water, if I recall correctly.

Kulfi Recipe

• Prep time: 5 min
• Cook time: 90 min
• Serves: 5

Main Ingredients:

1. full fat milk
2. sugar

Ingredients

• Full fat milk - 1.25 lts
• Powdered Sugar - 1/3 cup heaped
• Cardamom - 4, powdered
• Pistachios - 8, roughly chopped (optional)
• Saffron - few strands, soaked in a tbsp of warm milk for 10 mts

Method

1. Heat milk in a wide bottomed pan and bring to a boil. Allow the milk simmer on medium flame till it reaches half its original quantity. Keep stirring inbetween.
2. Add powdered sugar, cardamom powder and roughly chopped nuts. Mix well and keep simmering on medium flame, stirring till it further reduces to almost one third of its original quantity. It will have a rabdi consistency and slightly thick.
3. Turn off flame and allow to cool.
4. Once cool, place the mixture in the fridge for a few hours. (This helps reduce formation of ice crystals during freezing process)
5. Pour the chilled mixture into kulfi moulds and close the lids.
6. Place the kulfi moulds in the deep freezer and allow to set overnight or at least 7-8 hours.
7. Once the kulfi sets, place the kulfi mould in luke warm water for a few secs to help it unmould easily.
8. Insert kebab or ice cream stick in the kulfi and serve. You can garnish with more nuts.

Tips

• Full fat milk is essential for authentic flavour of kulfi.
• If you do not have kulfi moulds, you can use stainless steel vessels.
• Kulfi expands on freezing, so do not fill to the brim.
• You can skip step four and pour the milk mixture that is at room temperature into the kulfi moulds.