The Exotic Kulfi Simplified!

Kulfi (pronounced Kool-fee) is a delicious dairy dessert from the Indian subcontinent.  It is traditionally made by boiling whole milk, stirring it continuously to reduce it to a thick consistency & then adding crushed pistachios, powdered cardamom seeds, sugar & saffron & freezing them in little earthen pots or aluminum molds to make a heavenly frozen dessert!

I like this recipe because it is supremely flexible! No need to slave over a stove, this recipe is quick and simple. You can use different kinds of nuts or no nuts, use a little fruit like mango to creatively add flavor, go fat free & if a company comes up with sweetener-based condensed milk, this could be a good option for diabetics.  So here you go…

Ingredients:

1)       2 cans of fat free evaporated milk

2)     1 can of sweetened condensed milk

3)     2 slices of white bread, edges removed

4)   1 tsp cardamom seed powder or coarsely crushed (optional)

5)    A couple pinches of saffron (optional)

6)   2 tbsps crushed pistachios (or almonds or cashews)

Method:

Tear up the bread as finely as possible.  Add all the ingredients to a mixer and run the mixer on medium speed for 2-3 mins.  Pour into popsicle molds or a glass pan & freeze & enjoy!!

The molds & the final product!