Kulfi | Pista Badam Kulfi recipe with step by step photos and short video. Kulfi is frozen Indian dessert made from thickening milk or condensed milk. This is a simple and easy recipe made with khoya , pista and badam , flavored with saffron and cardamom.
Khoya also called as mawa is evaporated milk solids. Adding this to kulfi imparts lot of flavor and taste.
About this recipe
Kulfi is a simple and delicious Indian frozen dessert made with milk , khoya , pistachios, almonds and saffron. To make this delicious frozen dessert , basic ingredients include miIk, mawa and pista , almond powder.
There are many flavors of kulfi , keeping this as a basic recipe , you can make variations in flavors . Also you can try Thandai Kulfi , which I often make during Holi festival. Add Thandai Masala Powder in place of Pista Badam powder , and you are set. Just go creative and add more flavors to Kulfi and enjoy your favorite summer dessert.
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As we are locked inside the house due to Covid -19 lock down . My son is bored to death and asks for snacks throughout the day . Getting basic groceries and vegetables has become difficult here , forget about packed snacks / cookies / desserts or chocolates . Also there is no supply of fresh fruits to make juices . Hence for his sake, I made this delicious dessert .
This is very easy recipe provided you have khoya at home. I have used homemade khoya in this recipe. You can also use store brought or instant khoya to make this delicious kulfi.
I made this frozen dessert to beat the heat. Its scorching sun here outside, with mercury rising to 38 deg Celsius. Enjoying the dessert and writing this blog 🙂
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Step by Step directions to make Kulfi
Boil 4 cups of milk in a wide, thick bottom pan.
Once milk comes to boil , lower the flame and keep milk on simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Measure and take 4 tablespoon of milk , from boiled milk and set aside to cool.
Dissolve rice flour or corn flour in 4 tablespoon of warm milk and set aside.
Whilst in a mixer jar , ground pistachios and almond to a semi fine powder. Grate / crumble khoya and keep aside.
After 15 minutes of simmering milk , scrape milk solids from edges and add sugar to milk , stir well , till it dissolves .
Now add rice flour paste or corn starch paste.
Keep stirring milk for some minutes till the milk thickens. If small lumps are seen then break them with the spatula or spoon.
Add crushed saffron into milk , stir well and let it milk be on simmer for further 15 minutes. This imparts good color and flavor to kulfi . Alternatively , you can even add saffron along with ground nuts.
Add crumbled / grated khoya into milk , stir well and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes on simmer.
Add ground almond and pistachios powder , stir well and continue to cook further for 5-6 minutes . Keep stirring in between.
Switch off the flame. Add cardamom powder and 1-2 drops of kewra water or rose water , stir well.
Allow it to come to room temperature. Once cooled , pour milk in kulfi moulds / glass .
Cover with lid/ aluminium foil and keep in freezer ,till it sets.
Once the kulfi is well set, unmould the kulfi. Dip moulds in some water .
Quickly remove them by sliding a butter knife at the edges. Remove on a plate.
Garnish with chopped pistachios , almonds , saffron strands and dry rose petals and serve immediately.
Recipe
Kulfi | Pista Badam Kulfi Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups Whole milk , full fat
- ⅓ cup Khoya / Mawa
- 5 tablespoon Sugar or as required
- 10 no's Pistachios , Unsalted
- 10 no's Almonds
- ½ teaspoon Cardamom powder
- 2 tablespoon Rice Flour or 1.5 tablespoon cornflour
- 4 tablespoon Warm milk
- 3 pinches Saffron Strands , crushed
- Kewra or rose water , few drops
Instructions
- Boil 4 cups of milk in a wide, thick bottom pan.
- Once milk comes to boil , lower the flame and keep milk on simmer for 15-20 minutes.
- Measure and take 4 tablespoon of milk , from boiled milk and set aside to cool.
- Dissolve rice flour or corn flour in 4 tablespoon of warm milk and set aside.
- Whilst in a mixer jar , ground pistachios and almond to a semi fine powder . Grate / crumble khoya and keep aside.
- After 15 minutes of simmering milk , scrape milk solids from edges and add sugar to milk , stir well , till it dissolves .
- Now add rice flour paste or corn starch paste. Keep stirring milk for some minutes till the milk thickens. If small lumps are seen then break them with the spatula or spoon.
- Add crushed saffron into milk , stir well and let it milk be on simmer for further 15 minutes. This imparts good color and flavor to kulfi . Alternatively , you can even add saffron along with ground nuts.
- Add crumbled / grated khoya into milk , stir well and continue to cook for 2-3 minutes on simmer.
- Add ground almond and pistachios powder , stir well and continue to cook further for 5-6 minutes . Keep stirring in between.
- Switch off the flame. Add cardamom powder and 1-2 drops of kewra water or rose water , stir well.
- Allow it to come to room temperature.
- Pour milk in kulfi moulds / glass , cover with lid/ aluminium foil and keep in freezer ,till it sets.
- Once the kulfi is well set, unmould the kulfi. Dip moulds in some water and quickly remove them by sliding a butter knife at the edges. Remove on a plate.
- Garnish with chopped pistachios , almonds , saffron strands and rose dry rose petals and serve immediately.
Anonymous says
Drooling...., Perfect for summer 👌