Kesar Badam Kulfi | Summer Coolers

This is the first time I am trying a kulfi recipe. I had made sure I have to post either one of ice creams or one of kulfi recipes in this month's BM. So tried a very simple kulfi recipe. I loved the outcome. 

The making of this kulfis brought back some sweet memories from Bombay. In my childhood, the first kulfi that I tasted was from Bombay by the sides of Juhu beach. Those days it used to 50p per small stick and 1 rupee for a bigger one. 

I didn't have kulfi making moulds with me. I tried a different trick. I had some small glasses like containers with lid which I stocked from coffee day as part of buying chocolate mousse. I used these as kulfi moulds. And I used some tooth picks as kulfi sticks :). Nice idea right?

Almond is called as Badam in India. Kesar is saffron. This dessert is very easy to make and tastes delicious and is too tempting to resist. 

Ingredients:

Milk - 500 ml

Sugar - 200 grams

Badam - 200 grams

Custard Powder - 2 tsp

Saffron - 2 grams

Method:

• Soak the badam in water for about 2 hours. Peel the skin of the badam and make a paste of it.
• In a heavy bottomed vessel, boil the milk. 
• From the boiled milk, take 2 tsp of milk. Mix the saffron and keep aside.
• From the boiled milk, take another 4 tbsp of milk. Mix the custard powder, stir well and keep aside.
• To the remaining milk, add the sugar and mix well. Boil for another 5 minutes.
• Now add the badam paste. Mix well and cook for another 5 minutes.
• Finally add the saffron milk and custard-powder milk. Stir well until the mixture thickens.
• Switch off the stove. Leave aside the mixture to cool for some time.
• Pour into kulfi molds Or desired molds. Freeze them upto 3 hours Or until firm.

Enjoy chilled kulfis!!!

Notes:

• To remove the kulfi from the moulds smoothly, take the kulfi moulds from freezer and show it in running water for about a minute. Then open the kulfi moulds and remove the kulfi.
• Dry badam powder can also be used instead of badam.
• Milk powder or condensed milk can also be added.

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