easy matka kulfi recipe | malai kulfi recipe | matka kesar pista kulfi

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 6 Servings
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 3 cup milk (full cream)
  • 1 cup cream / malai
  • 2 tbsp milk powder
  • 2 tbsp almonds / badam (chopped)
  • ¼ tsp kesar / saffron
  • 2 tbsp pistachios (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp cashew / kaju (chopped)
  • ¼ cup sugar

Method

  1. firstly, in a kadai heat 3 cup milk and 1 cup cream.
  2. also, add 2 tbsp milk powder. alternatively, add khoya / khova / mava for rich flavour.
  3. stir continuously, making sure everything is combined well without any lumps.
  4. get the milk to a boil stirring occasionally.
  5. add 2 tbsp almonds, 2 tbsp pistachios, 2 tbsp cashew and ¼ tsp kesar.
  6. boil the milk for 10 minutes or more stirring occasionally.
  7. keep boiling till the milk reduces to half or thickens.
  8. add ¼ cup sugar and stir until the sugar dissolves.
  9. boil for another 5 minutes, or till milk thickens.
  10. cool the mixture and transfer to a small matka or cups.
  11. cover the matka with cling wrap or aluminium foil and freeze for 8 hours.
  12. finally, garnish matka malai kulfi with chopped nuts and serve chilled.

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.