Mawa saffron kulfi
Rich, dense saffron and nut ice cream made from reduced milk
Kulfi is India's dense, creamy frozen dessert, made by boiling milk down to half and enriching it with mawa (khoya, dried milk solids), condensed milk, saffron, cardamom and ground nuts. It freezes slowly into a firm, rich ice that's sliced rather than scooped. Serve it in slices, garnished with almonds and pistachios.
- Total time
- 75 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 20
Ingredients
To garnish
Method
0/8 doneStep 1: Boil 8 ¼ cups full-fat milk in a heavy pan, stirring often, until it thickens and is reduced to half.
45 minStep 2: Stir in 7 oz sugar, ½ cup sweetened condensed milk and 10 ½ oz mawa (khoya) and boil for 5 minutes. Season on the sweet side: kulfi loses some sweetness once frozen.
5 minStep 3: Add 3 ⅛ oz ground almonds, 1 oz ground pistachios, 2 tsp ground cardamom, ¾ tsp saffron powder and 1 pinch ground cinnamon, stirring all the time so the milk doesn't stick.
3 minStep 4: Take off the heat and leave to cool, stirring now and then so no skin forms on top.
30 minStep 5: Fill kulfi moulds and freeze for 4–5 hours, until set.
270 minStep 6: Unmould the kulfi, wrap in a double layer of foil and keep in the freezer. Frozen kulfi keeps for up to 3 months.
Step 7: Before serving, cut into slices and garnish with flaked almonds and pistachios.
Step 8: Variation: instead of mawa, use 300 g evaporated full-cream milk.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 260 kcal
- Protein
- 9 g
- Carbs
- 30 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does mawa saffron kulfi take?
- About 75 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 60 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 20 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of full-fat milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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