Pista Kulfi Traditional Recipe

Traditional Indian Still Ice cream made with whole milk pistachios sugar and cardamom

How to make Kulfi

Ingredients

1. Pistachio Nuts: ½ Cup

2. Whole milk: 1/3 Gallon

3. Sugar: ¼ Cup

4. Ground Cardamom seeds: ½ teaspoon

Method

Prepare Pistachios

Shell nuts. Brink water to a boil. Soak nuts in the boiling water for one minute. Drain. Rub the nuts with hand to remove skin. Grind nuts with minimum water to paste.

Make Kulfi

1. In a heavy bottom pan, bring milk to a boil. Turn down heat. Simmer at medium to to (180º F) for about 45 minutes till you have about 2 cups of reduced milk left. Stir and scrape bottom and sides during this process occasionally to prevent scorching.

2. Add sugar, cardamom seeds, and pistachio nut paste. The sugar will thin down the mixture. Keep cooking for another 5 to 7 minutes till it thickens again. Turn off heat. Put the Kulfi mixture and the molds in the refrigerator to age.

3. Fill the Kulfi molds with the mixture and seal them.

4. Fill a baby bath tub with crushed ice and salt. Put the Kulfi molds in the ice bath for about 2 hours. Remove and put the molds in the freezer for another two hours before service.

5. Dip mold in warm water for ten seconds to remove Kulfi and serve.