Thandai Kulfi
Thandai is a typical Holi drink or a cooler and this is a dessert made with tandai paste. Kulfi is an Indian version of ice cream and this kulfi is flavoured with thandai paste.
Ingredients
Thandai Paste
- 1 tbsp poppy seed
- 2 tsp fennel seed
- 1.5 tbsp char magaz melon seeds
- 10-15 black peppercorns you can use less also if you want
- 1 tbsp dried rose petals You can use 1/2 to 1 tsp of rose water instead
- 1/4 cup whole almonds
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 1 large pinch saffron
- 1/2 cup sugar
For Making Thandai Kulfi
- 1.5 lts full-fat milk
- 400 gms condensed milk 1 can
- 2-3 tbsp thandai paste as per taste
- 2-3 tbsp sugar as per taste
- 1/4 cup grated mawa optional
- nuts for serving optionals
Instructions
To Make Thandai Paste
- Take all the above ingredients except sugar and soak them in a cup of water for an hour at least. Then grind them with sugar and more water if required. Grind into a smooth paste. Pour it out in a glass container and then use it as necessary.
To Make Thandai Kulfi
- In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, take the milk and put it to a boil. Once it boils, lower the heat to medium and let it simmer.
- Keep a wooden spatula immersed in the saucepan and stir time and again so that the milk doesn't burn at the bottom.
- After 20 minutes, add condensed milk and stir. Continue thickening the milk till it has reduced by half.
- Once that happens, add the thandai paste and sugar if needed. Stir once again and increase the heat. Add mawa if you want to at this stage. Keep stirring and make sure there are no lumps.
- The milk becomes thick in another 5 to 10 minutes. Turn off the gas and let it cool down.
- Once it has cooled down, pour into kulfi moulds and freeze for 6 to 8 hours or until it has set.
- Before serving, rub the kulfi moulds between the palms of your hands and loosen it a bit. Then using a sharp knife, loosen the top of the kulfi from the sides and pull it out.
- If you want, you can also insert a skewer sometime in the middle of freezing. That helps in pulling out the kulfi.
- You can garnish with nuts and serve or serve as it is.