Kulfi recipe with Mawa
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Kulfi recipe with mawa | Homemade Mawa Kulfi | How to make Homemade Kulfi with Mawa with video and step by step instructions
Kulfi recipe with mawa | Homemade Mawa Kulfi | How to make Homemade Kulfi with Mawa with video and step by step instructions is a popular frozen dessert of the Indian subcontinent. This Mawa kulfi recipe gives a creamy texture kulfi just like that of the kulfiwallah.
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What is Mawa Kulfi
Kulfi is a traditional Indian ice cream. This luscious creamy kulfi is made from mixture of milk that is boiled and reduced till thick, evaporated milk solids (mawa also called khoya), sugar, cardamom, saffron and crushed nuts. It is mostly conical in shape and maybe served on a stick or in earthenware cup.
Nowadays shortcuts are there to yield equally good textures as the traditional mawa kulfi.
Ingredients
For Measurements refer to the RECIPE CARD further below.
Milk – Use full fat cream
Mawa – Evaporated milk solids. Must be fresh. Grate the mawa. Can use homemade or bought from market.
Sugar
Milk powder
Fresh thick cream – Use good quality.
Mixed nuts powder – Such as almonds and pistachios
Cardamoms – Crush it and use for flavors.
Saffron – a few strands for flavor.
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How to make Homemade Kulfi with Mawa
with step by step instructions.
Kulfi mixture preparation
Firstly, pour full cream milk into a pan.
Add milk powder to the milk and heat it on medium flame. Stir continuously to avoid lumps.
When bubbles arise from the sides add crushed cardamoms or cardamom powder and saffron.
Let the milk boil. Don’t leave unattended.
Scrape the sides of the pan from time to time and drop the milk scrapings back into the milk.
Let milk boil and thicken.
When the milk is reduced to nearly half, add cream and mix.
Then add mawa and stir.
Continue to boil the milk for 1-2 minutes.
Now add sugar and simmer on low.
Lastly add the nuts powder and switch off flame.
Keep aside to cool.
Set Mawa Kulfi
When the reduced milk is at room temperature, pour them into conical kulfi moulds.
Secure the moulds with their covers and place them in the freezer at least overnight.
How to Demould Kulfi from the Kulfi moulds
Place the kulfi moulds in a bowl of water for a few seconds.
Open their cover.
With a knife gently run around the kulfi and then slide the kulfi onto the place.
Another way to demould kulfi is to rub the kufi mould between both palms. By doing so , heat from hands is transferred to the mould . This loosens the kulfi from the sides and helps in releasing the kulfi.
How to serve
Demould kulfi. Serve it on the kulfi stick or cut into pieces.
Sprinkle a few chopped nuts.
Tips for Perfect Kulfi recipe with Mawa
Use full cream milk.
Reduce the milk till thick. If the milk is not reduced enough then maybe crystals can form.
Use good quality mawa. I prefer homemade mawa
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Recipe Card
Kulfi Recipe with Mawa
Equipment
- Saucepan
- Kulfi moulds
Ingredients
- 500 ml Milk Full cream
- 100 gm mawa / khoya home made or store bought
- 50 gm sugar
- 1 tbsp milk powder
- 2 tbsp fresh cream
- 1 tbsp mixed nuts powder
- 4 pcs cardamoms crushed
- few strands saffron
Instructions
Kulfi mixture preparation
- Firstly, pour full cream milk into a pan.
- Add milk powder to the milk and heat it on medium flame. Stir continuously to avoid lumps.
- When bubbles arise from the sides add crushed cardamom or cardamom powder and saffron.
- Let the milk boil. Don’t leave unattended.
- Scrape the sides of the pan from time to time and drop the milk scraping back into the milk.
- Let milk boil simmer till reduced to nearly half.
- Now add cream followed by mawa.
- Continue to boil simmer the milk for 1-2 minutes.
- Now add sugar and simmer on low.
- Lastly add the nuts powder.
- Switch off flame
- Keep aside to cool.
Set the Kulfi
- When the reduced milk is at room temperature, pour them into conical kulfi moulds.
- Secure kulfi moulds with their covers and place them in the freezer at least overnight.
How to Demould Kulfi
- Immerse kulfi moulds in a bowl of water for a few seconds.
- Open their covers. With a knife gently run around the kulfi and then slide the kulfi onto the plate.
Notes
- Use full cream milk. Reduce the milk till thick.
- If the milk is not reduced enough then maybe crystals can form.
- Use good quality mawa. I prefer homemade mawa
FAQ
How is Kulfi different from Icecream
Kulfi is denser and creamier than ice cream. Ice cream is lighter and fluffier.
Kulfi is made by reducing milk, icecream is made primarily by whipping the cream .
What are the variations of Kulfi
Nowadays there are a myriad of kulfi flavors. The popular flavors are saffron, pista, badam, paan. Newer trending strawberry chocolate kulfi flavors are available.
How to make Mawa for Kulfi at home
Ingredients: 1/2 cup milk powder, 1/4 cup full cream milk and 1 tbsp butter. Heat butter in a pan. Add milk and milk powder. Mix continuously. When mixture thickens and leaves the sides of the pan, put off the flame. Allow to cool.
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Wow, mawa kulfi looks so tempting. Love it. Haven’t made it in a long time. Perfect treat to beat the extremely hot summer.
Thanks. the mawa enhances the creaminess of kulfi. Do try it this summer.
Of all the kulfis out there, this is my FAV ! the creamines of the mawa in the kulfi is unbeatable and these look fabulous, Neha
Thanks. Mawa has greatly enhanced the creamy texture. Do give it a try. You will enjoy.
That classic kulfi moulds and that creamy st kulfi is a dream dessert. I am so glad you showed a way to make it so easily.
True. This method is indeed a fool proof method to make an awesome kulfi.
hi neha
love the video and recipe
my queries
.is 2tb fresh cream compulsory?
.is there a substitute for it?
.if we avoid it,will it change the quality?
Hi! Adding cream definitely helps. However, just add a bit more of mawa or milk powder. That should work.