Kulfi Malai
Creamy and delicious Indian ice cream
Equipment
- 6 kulfi moulds
Ingredients
- 1 litre milk full cream
- ⅓ cup thickened cream
- 3 tbsp khoya crumbled (also known as dried milk solids)
- 1 tbsp milk powder optional
- 2 tbsp nuts finely chopped (I used mix of cashews, almonds and pistachios)
- 5 tbsp sugar adjust to taste
- 6-7 cardamon green pods, skin removed & crushed
- 1 pinch saffron
- 1 handful pistachios chopped (to garnish)
Complete Recipe Steps
- To a heavy bottom pan, add full cream milk and a pinch of saffron to a medium-high heat.1 litre milk, 1 pinch saffron
- After around 5 minutes, when the milk is a little bit warm, add the heavy cream to the pan.⅓ cup thickened cream
- Allow the mixture to come to a boil and then reduce the heat to medium.
- Let the milk simmer on medium heat for around 30 minutes, stir regularly to prevent the milk from sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- After about 30 minutes, the milk will look quite thick, at this point add crumbled khoya and mix. Keep mixing until the khoya dissolves which will take 5-7 minutes.3 tbsp khoya
- Once the khoya dissolves, add the sugar and mix until the sugar dissolves.5 tbsp sugar
- Then add the crushed nuts. I crushed these using my mortar and pestle but you can use an electric mixer. Be mindful not to over-crush because the coarsely chopped nuts give the kulfi its delicious texture!2 tbsp nuts
- Add milk powder (if using) and mix. Simmer for another 5 minutes. In total, I cooked the milk for about 50 minutes. It should get really thick by the end of cooking and it will continue to thicken as it cools down.1 tbsp milk powder
- Remove pan from heat, then add cardamom powder and mix.6-7 cardamon
- Let the mixture cool down completely. Once the milk has cooled down completely, pour into kulfi moulds or any other container of your choice. Cover and freeze till completely set, around 6-8 hours.
- Once frozen, place the kulfi mould under warm running water for 30-45 seconds and then tap the mould on the plate. The kulfi should come out very easily. Garnish with a few chopped pistachios and enjoy the delicious Kulfi Malai!1 handful pistachios