For the third day of frozen treats, I have an awesome treat for you. When I made Basundi for the Indian Milk Sweets series, we couldn’t finish it off as it was too rich. I had a plan which I didn’t mention to my daughter. In fact, I kept this idea a secret until it was ready to be relished. You know children, once we talk to them about an idea, they start pestering until we get sick of that idea itself. So I have started keeping my ideas secret and just surprise my daughter with whatever I make. As I have mentioned in Basundi post, it takes a lot of time to make it from scratch. No short cuts. And the final result is a rich, decadent bowl of basundi. If you couldn’t eat it all, than here is the plan.
Make matka kulfi and it will be gone in seconds. Ice creams have some magic in them. Even though it is rich, no one complained. The matkas were finished in no time. As I have done step wise photos for Basundi, I ddn’t try to include it in here. Just a couple of ingredients to the basundi, and tada! The matka kulfi mix is ready. Freeze them in tiny mud pots or if you don’t have them, go for cups or ramekins. Just any bowl will do. Make it tiny so that you can serve it for individuals. If you love ice creams, then go for a bigger bowl. I made three matkas and I didn’t get to taste even one ( I am on diet!!!). Father and daughter shared between them, not that I am complaining.
Ingredients:
Milk – 1 litre / 4 cups
Sugar – 3/4 cup according to taste
Cardamom Powder – 1/2 tsp
Saffron- a few strands
Pistachios – 3-4 tbs, chopped
Amul Fresh Cream – 1/2 cup
Procedure:
In a heavy bottomed pan bring milk to boil.
Once it starts boiling, reduce flame to low and keep on stirring until it is reduced to 1/3 rd.
Add sugar, saffron strands and cardamom powder. The milk will start getting thin as the sugar melts.
Keep on boiling at low flame until it becomes thick again.
Add the pistachios and boil for one more minute.
Remove from flame and allow it to cool.
Mix the cream and divide it between three or four mud pots and cover with cling film.
Freeze for 4-5 hours.
Enjoy!!
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Matka Kulfi Recipe
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Milk – 1 litre / 4 cups
- cup Sugar – 3/4according to taste
- Cardamom Powder – 1/2 tsp
- Saffron- a few strands
- Pistachios – 3-4 tbs chopped
- Amul Fresh Cream - 1/2 cup
Instructions
Procedure
- In a heavy bottomed pan bring milk to boil.
- Once it starts boiling, reduce flame to low and keep on stirring until it is reduced to 1/3 rd.
- Add sugar, saffron strands and cardamom powder. The milk will start getting thin as the sugar melts.
- Keep on boiling at low flame until it becomes thick again.
- Add the pistachios and boil for one more minute.
- Remove from flame and allow it to cool.
- Mix the cream and divide it between three or four mud pots and cover with cling film.
- Freeze for 4-5 hours.
- Enjoy!!
Kulfi is one of my favorites too! Looks so rich and delicious!
Kulfis are tempting and look so rustic. I like the addition of cream , it shall make it more rich.
Lovely kulfis there ! I had made similar ones with leftover paal payasam & enjoyed it
Gayatri your all recipes r too good & tempting. I love matka kulfi . I’ll try it .
That is rich but an inviting treat !!
Omg, kulfis are my weakness and needless to say how i will go crazy if i see matka kulfi, tempting to the core Gayathri. Really am drooling here.
Kulfis look so tempting in the rustic pots you have served them in.
ok.. I am inviting myself. Next time when I visit theni, I will stop by at mdu and gonna come over to your house. 😉 very nice gayathri. I have no words only.
Those pots are to die for. Love the matka kulfi!
these rich matka kulfis are so sinful. you can resist them and they make you look like matka…Lol. tell me the secret how could you resist them??
Tempting looking matka kulfis and those cute matka ,love them.
YUm, yumm!! Such a homey and delicious treat.
Amazing kulfis and very cute maktkas
That’s an awesome way of using it up Gayathri…
And bingo on not sharing certain things with kids, even my daughter won’t let me if I tell and not make it right away..lol
The kulfi looks tempting!! And the bowls are so pretty.
Awesome. I love the bowls you have set them in.
The kulfis just taste way better when froze in matkas.