Kulfi Indian Ice Cream
- 8 cups / 1.9 L whole milk
- 10 green cardamom pods, crushed lightly
- 6 tablespoons / 75 g granulated or raw cane sugar, such as Sucanat
- 2 tablespoons blanched almond slivers, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons unsalted pistachios, finely chopped, divided
- In a heavy-bottomed, 4-quart / 4-L stockpot (preferably nonstick) over medium-high heat, combine the milk and the cardamom pods.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, for 2 hours.
- Repeated stirring is very important, or it will stick to the bottom of the pot.
- If a light film or skin forms on the milk, collect it with a slotted spoon and discard it or stir it back into the mixture.
- After the cooking time is complete, the reduced mixture will yield about 3 cups / 710 mL I find cooking milk to be tricky, as it can burn easily.
- Keep the heat very low and stir often and well.
- Add the sugar to the stockpot, stir well, and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, until the sugar dissolves into the milk.
- I find that regular granulated sugar works best; no need to grind it to superfine.
- Remove from the heat.
- Pour the mixture through a fine strainer into a freezer-safe container with a very tight seal.
- Add the almonds and 1 tablespoon of the pistachios.
- Place in the freezer to chill for 40 minutes and also place kulfi or Popsicle molds in the freezer to chill.
- Remove the kulfi from the freezer and mash it with a fork to break up any ice crystals that have formed.
- Return to the freezer for 20 minutes.
- Repeat Step 5 at 20-minute intervals until the kulfi has stiffened.
- At that point, transfer it into the chilled molds and freeze for at least 3 to 4 hours, until it has hardened completely.
- Remove the molds from the freezer and transfer each kulfi to a dessert plate.
- Garnish each with the remaining pistachios and serve immediately.
- You may need to run the molds under hot water for a moment to release the kulfi
milk, green cardamom pods, cane sugar, blanched almond slivers, unsalted pistachios
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/kulfi-indian-ice-cream (may not work)