Kesar Badam Kulfi

Kulfi is a popular flavoured frozen dessert made with milk found in the South Asia. It is a kind of ice cream. It comes in various flavours, including pistachio, malai, mango, cardamom (elaichi), saffron (kesar), the more traditional flavors, as well as newer variations like apple, orange, peanut, and avocado. Unlike western ice creams, which are whipped or overrun, kulfi is not whipped, it is solid, dense frozen dessert. Therefore, kulfi is different kind of ice cream. It is a distinct, category of frozen dairy based dessert.

Ingredients: -

5 cups Milk (More the fat % less the preparation time)
1 tin Milkmaid
3 tsp Cornflour
5-6 chopped almonds
1 tsp cardamom powder
5-6 strands of saffron

Method: -

1. Mix milkmaid & milk and bring to a boil in a heavy bottomed pan on medium flame.

2. Keep stirring continuously to avoid burning of milk.

3. Add saffron & cardamom powder.
3. Make a paste of cornflour with 3 tsp of water & add to the boling mixture.

4. The milk mixture becomes thick after few minutes.

5. Remove from fire and add chopped nuts.

6. Transfer the mixture to another pan & let this pan float in water to cool completely before freezing.
7. Fill in the kulfi moulds & freeze overnight. A good freezer would take 4-5 hours to freeze at a setting of 5 (1 to 7).
8. While taking out the kulfis from the moulds, dip the moulds in water so that they come out easily without breaking.