easy malai kulfi recipe | malai kulfi ice cream | how to make malai pista kulfi
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 60 minutes
- Total time: 550 minutes
- Yield: 9 Servings
- Category: ice cream
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
for kulfi:
- 2 litre milk
- ¼ tsp saffron / kesar
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
- 2 tbsp cashew (chopped)
- 2 tbsp almonds (chopped)
- 2 tbsp pistachios (chopped)
for instant mawa:
- 1 cup cream
- ½ cup milk
- 1 cup milk powder (unsweetened)
Method
how to make instant mawa or khova using milk powder:
- firstly, in a pan take 1 cup cream, ½ cup milk and 1 cup milk powder.
- stir and mix well making sure there are no lumps.
- continue to cook on low flame without burning.
- keep stirring until the mixture thickens and separates from the pan.
- instant mawa is ready, you can use immediately or refrigerate and use up to a week.
how to make homemade kulfi using milk:
- firstly, in a large kadai heat 2-litre milk, ¼ tsp saffron.
- stir and get the milk to a boil, without burning.
- continue to cook on low flame until the milk thickens.
- now simmer for 15 minutes or until the milk reduces to a quarter.
- after the milk thickens add prepared mawa and mix well.
- also, add ½ cup sugar and cook for 2 minutes on low flame.
- now add ½ tsp cardamom powder, 2 tbsp cashew, 2 tbsp almonds and 2 tbsp pistachios.
- mix well and the kulfi mixture is ready to set.
- pour the kulfi mixture into kulfi moulds. if you do not have moulds, you can pour until matka or glass cups.
- cover and freeze for 8 hours or until sets completely.
- after 8 hours, the kulfi has set completely and is ready to serve.
- finally, garnish the malai kulfi with few chopped pistachios and enjoy.
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.