Malai kulfi

Ingredients

• 1 liter Whole Milk / Doodh
• 6 tbsp Sugar / Chini
• 10 Pistachio / Pista
• 1/2 cup Khoya/Mawa/solidified milk
• 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder / Elaichi Powder *
• pinch of Saffron / Kesar (crushed)
• 1 tsp Kewra water (optional)

Instructions

1. 1

   Soak saffron in 1tbsp milk and keep aside

2. 2

   Soak pistachio for few hours and then peel and slice them.(you can also dry grind them coarsely without soaking)

3. 3

   In a wide and heavy bottom pan boil milk and let it simmer till it reduce to 3/4 in quantity.

4. 4

   Now add grated mawa ,saffron, chopped pistachio and sugar and let it cook for 5 minutes.

5. 5

   Meanwhile keep stirring to mix the mawa ,there should not be any lumps left.

6. 6

   Now remove from the heat and add cardamom powder.

7. 7

   Let it cool down at room temperature then add the kewra essence(or rose water)

8. 8

   Now fill it in the kulfi moulds till 3/4 volume and keep in the freezer to set.

9. 9

   When you want to serve then just wash the mould with tapid water or rub between your palms or just slide a butter knife around it.

10. 10

    Serve immediately .