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Pistachio Kulfi

Indian Ice Cream

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  • Serves 6
  • Prep 10 mins
Pistachio Kulfi

Dense, creamy Indian ice cream

Hari says

Everyone loves ice cream and kulfi is the Indian version. Traditional western ice cream uses a method of whipping or aerating a mixture of milk or cream, eggs and sugar then freezing it to produce a light cream of frozen ice crystals, air bubbles, fat droplets and a sugar syrup. The process of making kulfi is very different because it's made by heating full fat milk until it reduces to about one third of the original volume. This makes a thick and creamy mixture which can be flavoured with different ingredients or spices. This is poured into moulds and frozen. As a result the kulfi has a very distinct flavour, it's more dense in texture and rich in consistency. There are a number of ways to make kulfi, for this recipe I have mixed crunchy pistachio's for an added bite and to ease the process I have used evaporated milk. Traditional flavours include cardamom, mango and rose essence but you can flavour it with anything you like. Kulfi is fun to make and this recipe is super easy to follow. Enjoy!

  • Ingredients
  • Method
  • 400ml chilled evaporated milk
  • 200ml double cream
  • 250ml sugar
  • 2 green cardamoms, crushed
  • 60g pistachios, roughly chopped

Method

  1. Whisk the evaporated milk in a large bowl using an electric whisk until it has doubled in size.
  2. In a second bowl whip the double cream with the sugar until it is blended together.
  3. Fold the double cream into the evaporated milk.
  4. Add the pistachios and cardamoms and carefully fold them into the mixture.
  5. Pour the mixture into an air tight container and place in the freezer until the mixture is semi set.
  6. After about 30 minutes beat the mixture for a few minutes to make it nice and light.
  7. Return to the freezer. Remove from the freezer 10 minutes before serving.

Nutritional information

Typical values* per Serving
Calories313
Fat (g)18
of which saturates (g)11
Carbohydrates (g)37
of which sugars (g)37
Fibre (g)0
Protein (g)2
Salt (mg)70
*Based upon calculated values, supplied by myfitnesspal.com. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated.

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Comments (8)

  • Perry

    Perry

    29 July 2018 at 13:34 |
    Hi Hari ,
    Loving the website btw. It's my first visit and i have been invited to friends for and Indian food inspired evening and am making the pudding. I was just wondering why this recipe is whisked? I thought Kulfi wasn't aerated (not that i know, only what i have read here) as mentioned above and the folding process seems to imply we want to keep the air in. ( no post since 2015 hope this is still active)
    Thx
    Pez

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    • Hari Ghotra

      Hari Ghotra

      01 August 2018 at 13:12 |
      Hi Pez Fair comment - yes a kulfi isn't aerated just folded together which makes it more dense. With this one I opted for evaporated milk rather then condensed milk and I felt that using this method gave a really nice result. You can use condensed milk instead like I do in the mango kulfi recipe and just fold everything through. It's also nice to try different approaches. Did you give it a go? Thanks Hari

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  • Aamirag

    Aamirag

    30 January 2018 at 10:34 |
    hey
    i was wondering if i can put this recipe in an ice cream make and leave out the part where u take it out the freezer and whisk it. do you think i could still have the same outcome?

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    • Hari Ghotra

      Hari Ghotra

      30 January 2018 at 16:09 |
      Hi Yes that would work but Kulfi doesn't need to be aerated which is why it's usually frozen in individual moulds. You could pour it into silicone moulds instead. I have added that into this recipe because its being frozen in a single tub. Hope that helps. Thanks for using the website Hari

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  • Lauren

    Lauren

    13 April 2016 at 18:03 |
    Hari, I would like to apologise as i have since made the kulfi a number of times since my comment above and I didn't chill the condensed milk the first time and that was where I went wrong! Makes a wonderful pudding and the recipe is perfect :) thank you

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    • Hari Ghotra

      Hari Ghotra

      13 April 2016 at 18:53 |
      Hi Lauren thanks for trying it again and letting me know that if worked for you. Really appreciate your comments and thank you for using the site. Hari

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  • Hari Ghotra

    Hari Ghotra

    11 August 2015 at 12:27 |
    Hi Lauren Yey I have been wanting someone to try this and let me know what they think!! Glad it was delicious, I say to fold the cream in because I don't want the kulfi to lose its light airy feel. Thanks for sharing!! Hari

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  • Lauren

    Lauren

    09 August 2015 at 22:29 |
    Hi Hari,

    Made this yesterday and it turned out amazing. When I tried to fold the two mixtures in together they clumped a little so I just whisked it instead of folding but it still came out so well. Thank you for all your receipes, we love them :)

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