Kulfi Indian Ice Cream With Nuts Recipes

KESAR PISTA KULFI IN ICE CREAM MAKER

Steps:

• Mix the sugar, pinch of salt and evaporated milk with the whisk attachment of hand blender (on low speed) until sugar dissolves.
• Add the heavy cream and cardamom and mix it. Do not whisk at this stage
• Add the saffron strands and refrigerate the mixture for atleast 2 hours.
• Mix the ingredients well and the mixture will have a golden color from the saffron.
• Pour the ingredients into the ice cream machine container.
• Start the ice cream machine for 35 mins, preferably on the gelato setting.
• Add in the pistachios at about 25 mins or as per manufacturer instructions for add-ins.
• Kulfi is ready and is of soft serve consistency. It can be stored in an air tight container or kulfi moulds for a firmer consistency. Freeze the kulfi in container at -5 deg F for 6-8 hrs.

KULFI

Steps:

• Combine evaporated milk, condensed milk and whipped topping in a blender and blend in pieces of bread until smooth.
• Pour mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish or two plastic ice cube trays, sprinkle with cardamom and freeze for 8 hours or overnight.

KULFI RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups milk to a boil in a heavy bottom pot. Allow it to boil further for 10 mins on a medium flame. Keep stirring often to prevent the milk solids getting burnt at the bottom.
• Meanwhile add pistachios along with saffron to a blender jar and make a slightly coarse powder. Set this aside.
• After 10 minutes of boiling the milk, add sugar and continue to boil for another 10 to 12 mins. Keep stirring often to prevent the milk getting scorched at the bottom.
• Add corn flour to 1 cup milk and stir well. Make sure there are no lumps.
• Lower the flame completely and pour this to the pot. Keep stirring and boil.
• Add the nuts powder and cardamom powder. Mix well and make sure there are no lumps.
• Pour cream if using and Cook for 6 to 8 minutess more. Keep stirring. Under 8 mins it turns thick. It should be of pouring consistency.
• Switch off the stove & Cool this completely. The mixture thickens further upon cooling.
• Pour this to kulfi molds, steel cups or Popsicle molds. Cover with a foil and gently insert a ice cream stick.
• Freeze overnight. Immerse these in a bowl filled with water for 1 min or rub the moulds in between your palms for 30 seconds.
• Gently hold the stick and demould it. Sprinkle chopped pistas and serve kesar pista kulfi immediately.

INDIAN ICE CREAM (KULFI)

Steps:

• Remove labels from cans of evaporated milk and put the cans in pan with tight fitting lid. Fill the pan with water to reach three quarters up the cans.Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. When cool, remove and chill cans in fridge 24 hours.
• Open cans and empty milk into a large, chilled bowl. Whisk until it doubles in quantity, then fold in whisked egg whites and confectioners' sugar.
• Gently fold in remaining ingredients, seal the bowl with plastic wrap and leave in freezer 1 hour.
• Remove the ice cream from freezer,and mix well with a fork. Transfer to a freezer container and return to the freezer for a final setting. Remove from freezer 10 minutes before serving in scoops.

KULFI (INDIAN ICE CREAM WITH NUTS)

Steps:

• Pour the milk into a wide, heavy based sauce pan and bring to boil over high heat, stirring constantly.
• As soon as the milk begins to rise, turn the heat down just to the point to allow the milk to simmer vigorously but without boiling over.
• Add in the cardamom pods.
• Leave the milk to boil and stir the sides of the pan constantly to avoid scalding.
• Whenever a film forms on top of the milk, just stir it in .
• The milk has to reduce to about a third of the original amount, about 750 ml (1 1/4 pints) which will take about 45 minutes.
• When the milk has reduced, remove the cardamom pods and discard them.
• Add in the sugar and almonds, stir and simmer gently for 2-3 minutes.
• Pour the reduced milk into a bowl (which can be put into the freezer) and let it cool completely.
• Add half of the chopped pistachios and stir them in .
• Cover the bowl with an aluminum foil and put it in the freezer.
• (I do not have an ice-cream maker, but if you do, then you can pour the milk into the machine and get it going).
• Meanwhile, put 6 small individual cups or a 900ml ( 1 1/2 pints) pudding basin in the freezer.
• Every 15 minutes or so, remove the ice-cream bowl from the freezer and give the ice-cream a good stir.
• As the ice-cream begins to freeze, it will become harder to stir but when it becomes almost impossible to stir, take out the cups or pudding basin from the freezer and divide the ice-cream between the cups or empty it into the pudding basin.
• Sprinkle the remaining pistachios over the top and cover with aluminum foil sealing them well on the edges.
• Return them back to the freezer to let the ice-cream harden (for at least 4 hours).
• If it's in individual cups, then remove the cups from the freezer 10-15 minutes before you want to serve it to soften slightly.
• If it's made in the pudding basin, you can put it in the fridge 20-30 minutes before serving.
• Remove the ice-cream from the pudding basin by running a sharp knife around the edges of the ice-cream and slip it onto a serving plate (it should slip off easily, if it doesn't then dip the bowl in hot water and try again).
• Cut into 6 slabs and serve.
• Enjoy!

MANGO KULFI

Steps:

• Add whole milk to a heavy bottom pan on medium heat. Let it come to a simmer and then lower the heat to medium-low.
• Then add the milk powder and mix well.
• Add the condensed milk and mix. Also add the chopped nuts and mix.
• Let the milk simmer on low heat for 20 minutes. It will thicken as it cooks.
• After 20 minutes, add the cardamom powder and mix.
• Mix cornstarch with water or milk until smooth. Add the cornstarch slurry to the milk and whisk to combine.
• Let the milk simmer for 5 more minutes after adding the cornstarch, keep stirring continuously. It will thicken considerably. See the picture above, it should be that thick and coat the back of a spoon.
• Remove pan from heat and then let the milk cool completely. Once it has cooled down, add the mango puree.
• Mix the mango puree with the milk mixture until well combined.
• Transfer kulfi mixture to plastic cups or kulfi molds. I was able to get 15 small kulfis out of this mixture.
• Cover each with aluminium foil and place in the freezer. Once kulfi is little set (around 1.5 hours), take them out of the freezer and stick a ice cream stick in each mold. Return kulfi to the freezer and freeze until set, preferably overnight.
• Run a knife around the edges of the mango kulfi to demold. You may also dip the molds in warm water for few seconds and then pull gently to de-mold.
• Garnish with pistachios or enjoy as such!

INDIAN ICE CREAM WITH PISTACHIOS: PISTA KULFI

Steps:

• To make the pudding: Place the milk in a large, heavy wok or skillet and bring to a boil over high heat. Continue to boil, stirring, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring and scraping the bottom and sides of the wok often, until the milk is reduced by at least 3/4, about 45 minutes. You should be left with about 2 cups of condensed milk. (It should have a few lumps.)
• Mix in the sugar, cardamom seeds, ground pistachios and food coloring, if using, and cook, stirring, until the sugar melts and thins down the pudding, and then the pudding thickens again, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Transfer to traditional kulfi molds or disposable 5 1/2-ounce plastic souffle cups. Cover and place in the freezer until completely frozen, at least 4 hours.
• To serve, dip each mold in hot water about 10 seconds, run a knife around the inside of the mold and transfer immediately to a dessert plate. Serve whole or cut into smaller pieces, garnish with chopped pistachios, and serve.