Gulkand Kulfi

by Shaheen Ali

Summers are here and is doing it’s bit to the extreme. So all you fussy people take a chill pill and enjoy the season with some cool and refreshing food stuffs. And when i say summer…it has to be Ice creams. And to begin with let’s start with something royal yet desi, something close to every Indian’s heart… You heard me right, it’s KULFI TIME!

Creamy silky Indian ice cream loaded with the goodness of nuts and flavored with lots of exotic ingredients gives a perfect pleasure both to your palate and to your soul.


As i was on a trip to Pushkar recently, i got a lot of pure and aromatic gulkand / rose petal jam. Pushkar produces red roses in a huge quantity and is supplied to various parts of India. Read more about it in my Travel Diary

So now as i am fully stocked up with aromatic Gulkand, it’s obvious my hands would be desperate to try out some Gulkand recipes. So here it is…. Creamy, Nutty, Gulkand Kulfi ! Slow cooked milk, reduced to half and thickened with milk solids is loaded with lots of chopped nuts and flavored with Gulkand. Later set to freeze and enjoyed as a royal feast in this absolutely heating summer.

Check out the recipe and pamper yourself with some royalty.

Print Recipe
GULKAND KULFI
Course dessert
Cuisine north indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Servings
serving
Ingredients
  • 1 liter milk Full fat
  • 250 gms cream Full - (i used Amul)
  • 100 gms Milk Khoya Mawa solids / / - or 1cup
  • 1/2 cup Sugar Powdered
  • 4 - 5 tbsp Rose petal jam / Gulkand
  • 1 tsp Rose Water / Gulab jal
  • 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
  • 1/2 cup Cashew Almond and - roasted and chopped
  • Rose petal Dry - hand full [optional]
Course dessert
Cuisine north indian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Servings
serving
Ingredients
  • 1 liter milk Full fat
  • 250 gms cream Full - (i used Amul)
  • 100 gms Milk Khoya Mawa solids / / - or 1cup
  • 1/2 cup Sugar Powdered
  • 4 - 5 tbsp Rose petal jam / Gulkand
  • 1 tsp Rose Water / Gulab jal
  • 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
  • 1/2 cup Cashew Almond and - roasted and chopped
  • Rose petal Dry - hand full [optional]
Instructions
  1. In a thick bottomed pan boil milk and simmer the gas and let it reduced to it's half.
  2. Add cardamom powder and gulab jal and keep stirring the milk to avoid getting burnt.
  3. Now add full cream and mawa and keep stirring. Gradually you will see the milk getting thicker.
  4. Add powdered sugar and raosted nuts and mix well. Keep the flames low and keep stirring till the milk gets as thick as a rabri.
  5. Turn off the gas and now add 4-5 tbsp of Gulkand and some dry rose petals and mix nicely. Allow the mix to cool completely in room temperature.
  6. When the mix is cool pour it into Kulfi molds or ice cream tray or any glass or bowl you want to set in. Kulfi tastes best if it is set in earthen bowls.
  7. Freeze the containers for minimum 3-4 hours. After 4 hrs once the kulfi is set, take out the containers and remove the kulfi in a mixing bowl. Blend it again with an electric blender till smooth. This helps to break the ice crystals formed and gives you a creamy texture.
  8. Again pour in the blended mix into the molds and freeze it to set finally.
  9. Once the kulfi is set, you can enjoy it as popsicles or can de-mold it into any serving bowl.
  10. Garnish it with some rose petals. Gulkand and some silver balls.
  11. Serve Chilled!
Recipe Notes

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Happy Summer 2016!

Love : Shaheen

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