In the hot summers in india, kulfi which is basically a frozen indian dessert is much sought after. i still remember the kulfi wallah (a vendor selling kulfi) carrying a large earthern pot on his head and selling kulfi door to door. in the hot months of april and may, we would always ask him to stop and serve us kulfi. he would remove kulfi from the moulds and slice them on a large serving leaf. no plastic plates in those days and hence so eco friendly.
the fond memories of having kulfi is not only limited to my home, but also at the chowpatty beach in mumbai. we had our favorite punjabi stall for kulfi. now here the vendors would serve us kulfi with falooda (corn starch vermicelli), sabja seeds and rose syrup. they had a lot of varieties of kulfi and i would always get confused which one to order.
as a family, kulfi was a much loved dessert. so not only mom would make different types of kulfi, but also my dad would get mixed kulfi at times from a nearby kulfi shop on his way to home from work. so preparing and serving kulfi is in the family.in the hot summers in india, kulfi which is basically a frozen indian dessert is much sought after. i still remember the kulfi wallah (a vendor selling kulfi) carrying a large earthern pot on his head and selling kulfi door to door. in the hot months of april and may, we would always ask him to stop and serve us kulfi. he would remove kulfi from the moulds and slice them on a large serving leaf. no plastic plates in those days and hence so eco friendly.
the fond memories of having kulfi is not only limited to my home, but also at the chowpatty beach in mumbai. we had our favorite punjabi stall for kulfi. now here the vendors would serve us kulfi with falooda (corn starch vermicelli), sabja seeds and rose syrup. they had a lot of varieties of kulfi and i would always get confused which one to order.
as a family, kulfi was a much loved dessert. so not only mom would make different types of kulfi, but also my dad would get mixed kulfi at times from a nearby kulfi shop on his way to home from work. so preparing and serving kulfi is in the family.
kulfi recipe with khoya below:
kulfi recipe
PREP TIME
5 mins
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
35 mins
kulfi recipe - easy to make kulfi with khoya (evaporated milk) and dry fruits.
AUTHOR: dassana
RECIPE TYPE: dessert
CUISINE: indian
SERVES: 2-3
INGREDIENTS (measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml)
- 3 cups full fat whole milk - 750 ml
- 75 to 80 gms mawa/khoya/evaporated milk, about 3.5 to 4 tbsp
- 2 tbsp to 3 tbsp organic unrefined cane sugar or regular sugar, adjust as required - i added 3 tbsp of unrefined cane sugar
- 1.5 tbsp rice flour or 1 tbsp corn flour
- 3 tbsp milk to dissolve the rice flour or corn flour
- 20 shelled unsalted pistachios
- 20 almonds
- 4 cardamoms, powdered in a mortar-pestle
- 1 tsp kewra water (pandanus or screw pine) or rose water or a drop of kewra essence or rose essence
- 2 pinch of saffron, crushed
INSTRUCTIONS
- in a wide pan or kadai, heat milk on a sim or low flame for at least about 18 to 20 mins. the milk will reduce and thicken in this period of time.
- grate the khoya or crumble it very well. keep aside. powder the pistachios and almonds to a semi fine consistency in a dry grinder or in a mortar-pestle. keep both of them aside.
- crush the cardamom pods in a mortar-pestle and powder finely. discard the husks.
- dissolve the rice flour or corn starch in 3 tbsp milk. mix very well. keep aside.
- after 18 to 20 mins, add the sugar and stir.
- let the sugar dissolve and after 3 to 4 mins, add the rice flour paste or corn starch paste.
- keep on stirring after adding the paste, so that no lumps are formed.
- the whole mixture has to be lump free, so keep on stirring.
- after 4 to 5 mins, when the mixture has thickened, add the mawa/khoya, powdered almonds and pistachios along with cardamom powder.
- stir very well and just simmer for a minute or two on a low flame. keep on stirring so that the khoya/evaporated milk is distributed evenly.
- switch off the flame.
- add the kewra (pandanus or screwpine) water or rose water and crushed saffron.
- let the kulfi mixture cool.
- then pour the kulfi mixture in kulfi moulds or in serving bowls or in a tray.
- freeze the kulfi.
- once the kulfi is well set, unmould the kulfi sliding a butter knife at the edges. remove on a plate. slice the kulfi and serve immediately. you can also serve kulfi directly in the serving bowls or glasses.
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