KULFI

The scorching heat of summer makes us feel more thirsty and to quench our thirst, we tend towards having something which is cold and could give us some relief from this summer heat. So at this time of summer nothing could be better than a chilled and yummy kulfi. Kulfi is an Indian dessert made with concentrated milk, chopped nuts and saffron. It is usually flavored with green cardamom powder.

INGREDIENTS

Full cream milk-2-1/2 cup

Condensed milk-1/2 cup

Milk powder-1/4 cup

Green cardamom (elachi) powder-1/2 tsp

Finely chopped almonds and pistachio-1/2 cup

METHOD I

Mix all the ingredients together except the nuts and the elachi powder. Bring the mixture to boil and then shimmer it for about 20 mins or till the milk thickens. Now add the chopped nuts and the elachi powder, and keep it aside for cooling. Once the kulfi mixture reaches room temperature, pour this into kulfi moulds and refrigerate it for at least 8-9 hrs in freezer.

METHOD II

Boil Full fat milk (250 ml) till it starts thickening. Then add 1/2 cup sugar (or as per taste), and stir well to dissolve the sugar. Now add cornflour (2tsp) mixed with water (1 tsp). Put 1/2 cup khoya and chopped nuts. A few strands of Kesar (Saffron) could be added to the milk to make Kesar/ Saffron Kulfi. Turn off the flame and put cardamom powder (1/2 tsp) and bring the kulfi mixture to room temperature. Now pour this mixture into kulfi mould and refrigerate it for 8-9 hrs.