easy kulfi recipe | kesar pista kulfi recipe | kulfi ice cream recipe

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 360 minutes
  • Cook time: 45 minutes
  • Total time: 405 minutes
  • Yield: 2 Servings
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1.5 litre milk (full cream)
  • ¼ cup cream (optional)
  • ¼ cup sugar (adjust to your sweetness)
  • 20 pistachios (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp saffron milk
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder

Method

  1. firstly, in a thick bottomed pan take 1.5 - 2 litres of full cream milk and get to a boil.
  2. once the milk comes to a boil, add cream and give a good stir.
  3. furthermore, simmer for 30 minutes and keep stirring in between.
  4. next, add sugar and give a good mix.
  5. simmer for 5 minutes or till the milk thickens completely.
  6. additionally, add chopped pistachios, saffron milk and cardamom powder.
  7. then give a mix and simmer further more for 5 minutes.
  8. allow the thickened milk to cool completely. this may take atleast an hour.
  9. after the milk is cooled completely, transfer them to kulfi moulds or to a plastic glass.
  10. cover the glass with cling wrap or you can use aluminium foil.
  11. furthermore, freeze the cup for atleast 5 hours or overnight.
  12. after 5 hours or more when the kufi is set completely. insert a stick in between the cup.
  13. then slowly warm up by rubbing in between your hands. you can also dip in warm water.
  14. gently, remove the kulfi from the glass / mould and garnish with few chopped pistachios.
  15. finally, serve kulfi immediately.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.