Kesar pista kulfi
Kesar pista kulfi, from above
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Kesar pista kulfi

Saffron, pistachio and patience. The kulfiwala’s bestseller, at home.

75 minTime
9 gProtein each
mildSpice
The kulfiwala’s cart2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayReduced milk, khoa, saffron and pistachio.
The original
250kcalsame
9 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
75minutessame

Classic kesar pista kulfi.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

8 servings
Milk6 cups, full fat
Sugar⅓ cup plus 2 tbsp
Khoa⅓ cup, crumbled
Saffrona big pinch, soaked
Pistachios⅓ cup, chopped
Almonds2 tbsp, chopped
Cardamom½ tsp

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Simmer the milk in a heavy, wide pan, stirring and scraping the malai from the sides back in, until it reduces to a third.
  2. 2Add sugar, khoa and saffron and cook 10 minutes more.
  3. 3Stir in cardamom, pistachios and almonds. Cool completely.
  4. 4Pour into moulds, cover and freeze 8 hours.
  5. 5Unmould with a warm water dip and serve at once.
Serve it like this

Unmould onto a plate, cut into thick rounds and serve with chopped pistachios, or on a stick straight from the mould.

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What goes with Kesar pista kulfi: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

A little snack Chana chaat15 min
A little snack Paneer tikki30 min
To drink Falooda25 min
To drink Jaljeera15 min
Something sweet Rabri80 min
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