SWEET COCONUT MILK FOR APPAM/IDIYAPPAM

    I know two beautiful people who can write off their will for this heavenly Combo - Appam & Sweetened Coconut Milk.  One is my MIL and the other person is my friend Santhini.  I learnt that Santhini loves this combo during one of her visits.  I had made Appam, Chicken Curry & Stew.  But she asked whether I can make Sweetened Coconut Milk for her and serve Appam with Brown Sugar.  Since then, whenever possible I try to make this combo when she visits us.  Santhini, this is a long pending recipe for you.

    Appam being a frequented recipe at home and I often make a batch of Sweet Coconut Milk for me & my daughter too. What took me this long to post this recipe is to get it photographed. Here we go with the recipe of Easy-queasy Sweet Coconut Milk, one best combo which goes hand in hand with Appam & Idiyappam.  My first acquaintance with Sweet Coconut Milk was at Santhi Aunty's house.  She had served it with Idiyappam and the Sweet Coconut Milk was made with Jaggery & flavoured with Cardamoms.

    I usually make this Sweet Coconut Milk with Sugar and that is how my MIL usually makes & likes.  We can get easy when it comes to the sweetener -  Sugar/Jaggery/Palm Sugar.  The choice is yours. And I do not add Cardamom Powder or any other flavouring in Sweet Coconut Milk.  But traditionally the recipe calls for adding Cardamom Powder. 

    The only tedious process in making this recipe is grating, grinding & extracting the Coconut Milk.  Once the Coconut Milk is ready, the job gets easier.  Let's begin with the process, cracking the Coconut into beautiful and equal halves. (No... I cannot do it.  I have a great trouble in this feat that I need somebody to help me do this).  Lucky me, they sell it as grated coconut in local market.  So it is years I have tried to crack open a Coconut, scrap it etc., Well, talking about the tedious process - next feat is scrapping all that beautiful creamy soft flesh.  After this, the process turns out to be quicker.  Grind the grated Coconut in your food processor or a blender, squeeze and sieve it to yield creamy, thick Coconut Milk.  The freshness and flavour of home-made Coconut Milk is worth the process and all the more they have no additives in it. If you are using store-bought coconut milk or Coconut Milk Powder then you can get this recipe incorporated within no time.

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Cuisine - South Indian, Sri Lanka & Southeast Asian
Course - Side Dish
Difficulty - Easy
Yields - 11/2 Cups - 2 Cups
Author - SM

Preparation Time - 15-20 Minutes
Cooking Time - 8-10 Minutes

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HOW TO MAKE SWEET COCONUT MILK FOR APPAM/IDIYAPPAM

 

SWEET COCONUT MILK FOR APPAM/IDIYAPPAM

 

INGREDIENTS:

For Coconut Milk:

Grated Coconut - 11/2 Cups
Water - As Required.
A Sieve or a Thin Muslin Cloth
Blender or Food Processor

For Sweet Coconut Milk:

METHOD:

For Coconut Milk: 

SWEET COCONUT MILK FOR APPAM/IDIYAPPAM

• Grate the coconut, measure & take 11/2 Cups of fresh coconut.
• In a blender or food processor, add the grated coconut along with 1/2 cup of hot water and grind it for a minute. 
• Can add 1 or 2 Pods of Cardamom while grinding the Coconut, if you want Cardamom flavour in the Sweet Coconut Milk.
  
• Pour the ground mixture into a sieve or thin muslin cloth.
• Squeeze out the milk from the ground coconut. This is the first extract which would be thick.
• You get approximately 1/2 a cup of thick coconut milk from this.
• Return the remaining coconut to the processor and add 3/4 cup of hot water.
• Grind this for a few minutes.
• Pour it into the sieve or muslin cloth and squeeze it for milk in a separate bowl. 
• This gives you about 1/2 - 3/4 cup of thin coconut milk. This is the second extract.
• Repeat the process if you need some more Coconut Milk.  The third extract would yield very thin Coconut Milk.
• We do not need very thin Coconut Milk while making Sweet Coconut Milk.

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If using canned Coconut Milk - 

• Shake well and pour 1/2 of the content into a bowl and mix it along with 1/2 cup or required amount of water to make coconut milk.

If using Instant Coconut Milk Powder -

• Mix 75 Grams of Instant Coconut Milk Powder with 150 ml of warm water & make coconut milk.

 

SWEET COCONUT MILK FOR APPAM/IDIYAPPAM: 

SWEET COCONUT MILK FOR APPAM/IDIYAPPAM

 

For Sweet Coconut Milk with Sugar:

• Mix Coconut Milk along with Sugar & a pinch of Salt.
• Cook this on a low flame for a few minutes stirring continuously.
• Cook until the Coconut Milk boils.
• Switch off the flame.
• Serve Sweet  Coconut Milk along with Appam/Idiyappam.
• Can serve this Sweet Coconut Milk hot or @ room temperature.
  

For Sweet Coconut Milk with Jaggery/Palm Sugar:

• Pour 1/2 Cup of Water to the Jaggery/Palm Sugar, boil this on high flame for a few minutes.
• Lower the flame, boil it for about 5-6 minutes and strain for any impurities.
• Mix melted Jaggery/Palm Sugar along with Coconut Milk & a Pinch of Sugar.
• Cook this on a low flame for a few minutes stirring continuously.
• Cook until the Coconut Milk boils.
• Switch off the flame.
• Serve Sweet  Coconut Milk along with Appam/Idiyappam.
• Can serve this Sweet Coconut Milk hot or @ room temperature.
  

SWEET COCONUT MILK FOR APPAM/IDIYAPPAM

 

NOTES:

• Using hot water yields more coconut milk. Can use normal water too.
• I use the 'extractor jar' in my Mixer Grinder to make coconut milk.  This helps me reduce the work.(squeezing through the sieve).
• For a detailed recipe on HOW TO MAKE COCONUT MILK, Click here...
• Can use Coconut Milk Powder or Canned Coconut Milk instead of fresh Coconut Milk for this recipe.
  
• Adjust the amount of Sugar/Jaggery/Palm Sugar to suit your sweet preference.
• Adjust the consistency of the Sweet Coconut Milk to suit your preference.
  

 

KARIKKU APPAM - TENDER COCONUT APPAM

    Appam is one favourite dish among Malayalees.  Right from a Breakfast scene to an elaborate party scene you can see an Appam served in the menu.  So is the love for an Appam for Keralites.  Needless to say it serves as a default Breakfast Menu on a Christmas & Easter day, in most of the Kerala Christian Households.  Mostly served along with the ever knotted combo of Stew or an Egg Curry with Coconut Milk or any vegetarian/non-vegetarian side dishes of your choice.  Or simply serve it along with Red Coconut Chutney, sweetened Coconut Milk or with Sugar/Brown Sugar. Some even serve Appam along with Steamed Bananas/Nendhra Pazham Puzhungiyathu  The Side dishes served along with an Appam gets vivid with taste & preferences.

    When a region is overloaded with Coconut Trees & that's Our God's Own Country - Keralam, you are intended to find quite a number of dishes loaded with Coconuts whatsoever.  Needless to say, the locally proclaimed & celebrated hooch - the one & only "Kallu/Toddy" in the region and the never ending Kallu Shappu culture.  Even you can find a wonderful Appam made with Kallu or the Toddy called Kallappam or the Appam with fresh sweet Toddy.  Toddy helps in activating the fermentation process and also yields you with a fluffy centred and crispy edges Appams.

    This Karikku Appam recipe is a simple twist given to a Kallappam, where I have used Tender Coconut Shavings & Tender Coconut Water to make this Appam Batter.  And Yeast helps to get the batter fermented.  This is a foolproof recipe. It is one best way to use the tender & sweet Coconut shavings, and it is full of flavours. Tender Coconut shavings has a natural sweetness and adds a creamy, rich taste to this Karikku Appam. Allow the batter to ferment accordingly and there you go with a perfect Karikku Appam. This recipe of Karikku Appam yields you with  soft, fluffy centred and crispy edges Appams.

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Cuisine - South Indian, Sri Lanka & Southeast Asian
Course - Main Course
Difficulty - Medium
Yields - 30-35 Appams
Author - SM

Preparation Time - 15-20 Minutes
Soaking Time - 3-4 Hours
Fermentation Time - 10-12 Hours/Overnight

KARIKKU APPAM - TENDER COCONUT APPAM

• Wash & Soak the Raw Rice for about 3-4 hours.
• Once soaked, drain the Rice.
• Grind Raw Rice, Cooked Rice, grated Coconut and Tender Coconut shavings, adding little Coconut Water at a time.
• Add water as required.
  
• Grind it until it turns into a very smooth batter.
• Add the Yeast Mix to the above batter.
• Store it in an airtight container and leave it aside for another 10 - 12 hours or overnight to ferment.
• Once fermented, add Salt and mix the batter well.

• Heat the Appam pan.
• Pour a ladle full of batter into the pan.
• Swirl the pan once, in such a way that the batter spreads around.
• The centre of the Karikku Appam/ Tender Coconut Appam should be slightly thicker than the edges.
• Cover the pan with the lid and let it cook for around two minutes.
• The flame should be kept at low.
• Once the edges start to brown and the centre is cooked, the Karikku Appam/ Tender Coconut Appam is ready.
• Remove the Karikku Appam from the pan.
• Can serve with Stew, Red Coconut Chutney, Egg Curry with Coconut Milk or any Vegetarian/Non-vegetarian curry of your choice. 
• Karikku Appam/ Tender Coconut Appam tastes great with sweetened Coconut Milk or simply serve it with Sugar/Brown Sugar.
• Can also serve Steamed Bananas/Nendhra Pazham Puzhungiyathu/Nendhra Pazham cooked in Sugar Syrup along with Cloves as a side dish for Karikku Appam/ Tender Coconut Appam.
  

 

BALL - A QUICK EVENING SNACK

    All these years, I was pondering through the web to find a similar dish in vain.  So I am getting into a conclusion that, this so-called BALL RECIPE is a family snack, solely owned by the Anjilamoottil alias Kanjiraparambil Family.  Though I have seen a similar recipe with Rice Flour & Coconut, a dish called Orotti, which is popular in Kanyakumari & Sri Lanka, where they call it as Pol Roti, this Ball recipe is something different from Orotti, as such.  If at all, anybody reading this recipe has already known about a recipe similar to this, hi-five!!!

    Well, it was during my initial days in my in-laws house(just after marriage... new Daughter-in-law, in an all new atmosphere... Scenario). One evening, my MIL & her sister Pearly(Aunty) asked me whether I've eaten a BALL? They said it is a snack made with Flour, Coconut & Sugar.  Okaaay... I thought it should be like those Coconut Balls they sell in Bakeries(Sun Star, Krishna Bakery etc.)  But the expression in my BIL's face confused me.  He said, wait... you are going to have a surprise.  All set and when the Ball was served, I was totally taken aback.  First, It was nowhere in the shape of a Ball, then what I guessed it to be something like the Coconut Ball, no it was not like that too.  Now, my BIL gave an all- knowing smile. Anyway, it was some inside joke within us, a joke between the daughter-in-law & the son-in-law of the family.  

    But, I should say this snack has been a frequented one in the family and my husband loves it to the core.  My MIL says, he used to stuff his pockets with this snack, while going to school. My MIL makes this for his lunch I suppose & my husband happily fills up his pockets & finishes if off even before he reaches the bus stand.  Whatsoever, this happens to be one snack loved by my kids too.  So presenting an all new tea time snack, a nadan palaharam from our own household - "THE BALL." I am writing this recipe with the thought, that the future generation of the family can remember & use this recipe at some point of time.

    Ball is a quick & simple snack which could be easily incorporated within minutes & with ingredients nothing fancy or intricate... And all the more, a healthy snack too.  It is a pancake like snack made with Whole Wheat flour, grated Coconut & Sugar. It clearly falls in between a Pancake & an Adai. These ingredients are mixed along with water.  What we need is a slightly loose dough(gooey-like) & not a batter here. But the trick is when the ratio of the Flour & water are perfect, the dough doesn't stick onto your hands & becomes easy to handle.  Then, we need to simply spread it out on a heated griddle/tawa and cook it on a low flame until both the sides turn crisp & into golden brown.  Serve it with hot Coffee/Tea as an Evening Snack, can be eaten for Breakfast too.

 

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Recipe Type - Cookies, Snacks 

Difficulty - Easy 

Yields - 2 Medium-sized Balls(size of a Chapati)

Author - SM

 

Preparation Time - 5 Minutes

Cooking Time - 7- 10 Minutes for 1 Ball

 

 

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HOW TO MAKE BALL - A QUICK EVENING SNACK

 

BALL - A QUICK EVENING SNACK

 

INGREDIENTS:

Whole Wheat Flour(Aatta) - 2 Cups
Grated Coconut - 3/4 Cup
Sugar - 6 Tablespoons
Water - 2 Cups(Approximately)
Coconut Oil - 2 Tbspn

 

METHOD:

• In a wide bowl, add Whole Wheat Flour, Sugar, grated Coconut & give a quick stir. 
• Now, gradually pour in about 2 Cups of Water & make a dough out of it.
• The dough should be slightly gooey-like.  
• Perfect ratio of Water & Flour gives you a non-stick dough. (the dough doesn't stick to your hands & would be easy to handle).
• Meanwhile, heat a griddle or a tawa, smear a bit of coconut oil on it
• Once heated, reduce the flame to low.
• Gently scoop out a handful of the gooey-like dough & spread it on the hot tawa with your hands.
• Spread the dough it into a wide circle, as big as a Chapati.
• Trust me, the dough helps your hands from the heat.
• Cook this on a low flame for a few minutes & then flip the Ball.
• Cook on the other side of the Ball, until it turns into golden brown.
• This Ball is usually served as an evening Snack.
• Serve Ball hot, along with Tea/Coffee.  Can be eaten for Breakfast too.
  

 

BALL - A QUICK EVENING SNACK

NOTES:

• Let me take the credit of perfecting The Flour Water Ratio(1:1) for this Ball Recipe.
  
• I couldn't get the precise measurements from my MIL(one of the co-founder of this Ball recipe).
• Adjust the amount of Sugar to suit your sweet preference.
• The quantity mentioned yields you with two medium-sized(Chapati like) Balls.
• Smear the Griddle/tawa with Coconut Oil and spread the dough evenly on top of it with your hands.  Let the flame be at very low at this point.
• Then can increase the flame to medium-low & cook the Ball.
• Can drizzle a few teaspoons of Coconut Oil, if preferred.  But I personally do not do so.
  

KULFI FALOODA

    When my son asked for Kulfi Falooda, what I had in mind was the Falooda drink which I had always known as Falooda, nothing otherwise.  So I made a tall glass of Kulfi Falooda in my terms with all the toppings, garnishing and Kulfi in it.  The way both my kids looked at me, made me sure something was wrong.  They said, this is not Kulfi Falooda!!! Me & my street food knowledge, it sucks!!! The reason behind is my one strict appicer, my Mom who never approves of outside food, more for hygiene reasons, says you will fall sick, would get stomach problems, indigestion, the plates & spoons are never cleaned properly, they use tap water while making Coconut Chutney etc., & etc., Though true... the experience of street food... no matter what, it is totally missed during my childhood.

    Well, both my kids came for my rescue & my husband was like u eh?!!!  In recent years(before the Pandemic) both had been travelling to India on their own and their expeditions trying out new and local delicacies have taken their knowledge of Indian street food to next level.  The first batch of Kulfi Falooda was made by son, though I had made all the things needed for the same,

• KULFI
• ROSE SYRUP
• FALOODA SEV
• SABJA SEEDS
• NUTS FOR GARNISHING

Once he made it, there I was with an expression, Ivvaluvu thaana?!!!(Is that all it is?!!!)  

KULFI FALOODA

I had made each item required to make Kulfi Falooda. 

KULFI - First I made Malai Kulfi as per my Son's recipe - a quick fix Kulfi.  Make Kulfi from scratch or simply use store-bought/ready-made Kulfi for this recipe.

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ROSE SYRUP - Then what I wanted was Rose Syrup to drizzle all over the Kulfi Falooda.  And the Rose Syrup gives a wonderful colour & flavour to this dish.

 

ROSE SYRUP

      In search for a perfect Rose Syrup, I landed up having 3 random bottles of Rose Syrup, which was actually a Rose flavoured, brightly pink coloured Rose Essence, with no Sugar Syrup base, which is commonly used to make Bandung locally.  I converted this Rose flavoured base into a Rose Syrup by cooking it along with Sugar Syrup.

FALOODA SEV -  

FALOODA SEV

Falooda means ‘shredded’ in idiomatic Urdu & it refers to the thin Vermicelli/noodle like ingredient made out of corn flour, which is the  integral part of Falooda. Make it from scratch, or we can easily get it incorporated with store-fought Falooda Sev, I was not in any way lucky to get hold of it.  And my son was like, why don't you make it from scratch.  Me with my lethargic attitude gave a wide smile, convinced him and finally settled with Vermicelli/Semiya. Whatsoever both the ingredients does total justice to the recipe.  One main thing to keep in mind is to leave the cooked Falooda Sev/Vermicelli in cold water for a few minutes.

SABJA SEEDS -  The next ingredient was the Sabja Seeds/Sweet Basil Seeds/Tukhmaria.  A long- awaited ingredient lying safely in my freezer since my last India trip which was in 2019.  

SWEET BASIL SEEDS/SABJA SEEDS

    Soaked it up for about 30-45 minutes and there it was all the items ready to be catered for making a Kulfi Falooda. Soaking Sabja Seeds makes it edible & makes it easily digestible.

NUTS - Serve Kulfi Falooda garnished heartily with chopped nuts of your choice.  I have used finely chopped Cashew Nuts, Almonds & Pistachios.  

GARNISHING - You can get easy with the choice of garnishing a Kulfi Falooda. Simply serve it with finely chopped nuts or can go to the extent of making it rich & decadent by adding a few strands of Saffron, Rose Petals etc., Some recipes serve Kulfi Falooda with dry fruits, cut fresh fruits, jelly etc.,   Some even go to the extent of serving Kulfi Falooda with Rabri/Rabdi.

     Once all the items are ready, it is time to serve it.  Kulfi Falooda is nothing but a frozen dessert served in layers of Rose Syrup, Falooda Sev or Vermicelli, Sabja Seeds(Sweet Basil Seeds), Kulfi and garnished with nuts or dry fruits.

     Whatsoever, a rich & decadent Dessert, sinfully rich & delicious.  After all it found its way into Indian Cuisine during the Mogul Empire.  So needless to say it need to be sinfully rich & delectable.  Though a dessert which found its origin in Shiraz in Persia(Iran), Oh, Oh, athu Persiennu Vannatha (which colloquially means it's something from a foreign country), it has become a popular frozen dessert all over India, Pakistan, Bangladesh & Nepal.  It has its regional variations & versions whatsoever. Falooda is popular in various countries.  It is also popular in Iraq, it is even found in Mauritius, South Africa, Thailand & Taiwan with its unique ingredients, recipe & name.

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Cuisine - Iran(Mediterranean), Indian

Course - Dessert

Difficulty - Medium

Serves - 1

Author - SM

 

Preparation Time - 20 - 30 Minutes

Soaking Time - 30- 45 Minutes(Sabja Seeds)

Cooking Time - 7-10 Minutes(Vermicelli/Falooda Sev)

 

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HOW TO MAKE KULFI FALOODA

KULFI FALOODA

INGREDIENTS:

For Kulfi Falooda:

Kulfi - 1 No.(medium Sized)

Rose Syrup - 2-3 Tbspns

Sabja Seeds - 11/2 Tspn

Falooda Sev - 11/2 Tbspn

 

For Garnishing:

Cashew Nuts - a few

Almonds - a few

Saffron - a few strands(optional)

METHOD:

• First, take a bowl, cup or a glass for serving Kulfi Falooda.
• Chill the serving bowl/glass leaving it in the freezer for about 5-10 minutes(Optional).
• Then, drizzle a few teaspoons of Rose Syrup at the base and all over the glass/bowl.
• Add a few teaspoons of Sabja Seeds over it.
• Then, place a few tablespoons of Falooda Sev/Vermicelli over it.
  
• Place a Kulfi over the above ingredients.  Can cut the Kulfi into Slices of 2 or 4.
• Now, drizzle some more Rose Syrup over the ingredients.
• Garnish heartily with finely chopped nuts of your choice & Saffron Strands.
• Serve Kulfi Falooda chilled, immediately. 

KULFI FALOODA

NOTES:

• I have added Vermicelli/Semiya in this recipe.  Can use Falooda Sev.  Cook according to the instruction & then once cooked, leave it in cold water for a few minutes.
• This is to avoid getting the Vermicelli/Falooda Sev sticking to each other.
• Adjust the amount of Rose Syrup to suit your preference.
• Garnish Kulfi Falooda with your choice of Nuts or dry fruits.
• Can serve Kulfi Falooda with fresh fruits/jelly.
• Covert it into Rabri Falooda by adding Rabri/Rabdi into it.
• Make Mango Kulfi and add a few pieces of fresh Mangoes for yet another delicacy Mango Kulfi Falooda.
• And can make it as Falooda Drink, which has a Rose Milk base topped with scoops of Ice cream/Kulfi & garnished with nuts.
  

     

KESAR MALAI KULFI

    Summer is fast approaching… Even the heat got tough with temperature as high as 35 °C - 37 °C & with no rain for days, recently in Malaysia.  But the reason for a Kulfi at home is not Summer or the heat.  It is sheer self-indulgence.  This Malai Kulfi popped up when my son asked for Kulfi Falooda. He came up with a simple recipe, a quick fix Kulfi recipe which could be made within 30 minutes and the rest of the time is for setting. All the more the recipe had just 2 main ingredients — Condensed Milk & Milk, then maybe you can add Cardamom Powder, Kewra. Saffron etc., to add flavour and can be served garnished with nuts.

    KULFI — is a Mughal delicacy, crowned and majestically seated at the top most list of Indian Classical Desserts.  It's undoubtedly an Indian Ice cream, prepared with milk, milk and more milk, condensed and reduced to give a caramelized nutty flavour and chewy texture, traditionally flavoured with Saffron and Cardamoms.  The amount of Sugar added to Milk plays a major role in the getting of the perfect texture.    

    Needless to say, along with skill and experience what you need to make a Kulfi is sheer Patience. Needless to say, I find it tough to get it photographed too.  With temperature as high as 35 °C, the Kulfis started to melt down as soon as I took it out from the mould.  It took me around 6 hours to set it out on top of the ice cube box, before clicking a single picture.  Effort nagged me to the core, making me click pictures leaving the plate on top of the Ice cube box.  Left alone with the ideas which popped out in my mind to picture these wonderful Kesar Malai Kulfis.

KESAR MALAI KULFI

    Patience, is one thing I can never get hold of.  I do not mind going to the length and breadth of getting things as perfect as possible.   But cooking for long hours is not my choice, with just an exception — KULFI & yet another dish I cook with patience is for Chaat Items like Bhel Puri & Pani Puri.  Traditionally Malai Kulfis prepared with just milk taste far more authentic Slow cooked and reduced for a long time. But this Kesar Malai Kulfi recipe is a simpler version of the same which uses Condensed Milk, which helps to sweeten the Kulfi and also helps to thicken the mix quickly.  To speed up, the process can substitute a few cups of Milk with Milk Powder too.  In my opinion, what we need is a dish similar without compromising with the taste & texture. And this Kesar Malai Kulfi does total justice to the terms.

    Traditionally Kulfi is set in terracotta pots (Matka). You can set Kulfi in Kulfi moulds that are available in most of the Indian stores, or you can even buy them online. Alternately you can set it in stainless-steel glass or Katori, coffee cups, plastic cups or Popsicle moulds.


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Cuisine — Indian
Recipe Type — Ice cream, Dessert
Difficulty — Medium
Serves - 3 – 4
Author — SM  

Preparation Time - 10 – 15 Minutes
Cooking Time - 30 – 45 Minutes
Freezing Time - 8 -1 0 Hours/Overnight

HOW TO MAKE KESAR MALAI KULFI

 

KESAR MALAI KULFI

INGREDIENTS:

Milk — 4 Cups
Condensed Milk — 2 Cups
Milk Powder — 8 Tbspns
Corn Flour — 3 Tbspns
Kewra Water — a few Drops(Optional)
Cardamom Powder — 11/2 Tspns

For Garnishing:

Cashew Nuts — a handful
Almonds — a handful
Saffron — a few strands

METHOD:

• Mix Milk Powder & Corn Flour in cold milk to make a thick paste, mix well until there are no lumps.
• Now pour in of the Milk along with Condensed Milk into a heavy bottomed pan or a non-stick pan and mix well. 
• Bring it to boil, then leave it on a very low flame for about 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Scrap the sides in between.
• Leave this on a very low flame stirring thoroughly.
• Care should be taken not to burn the mix and make sure there are no lumps.
• Add Cardamom Powder, Saffron and a few drops of Kewra Water & mix well.
• Switch off the flame and allow it to cool.
• Pour this into Kulfi moulds.
• Freeze the Kulfis for about 8-10 hours or until well set.
• Serve Kesar Mali Kulfi chilled, garnished with finely chopped nuts.

NOTES:

• Adding Corn Flour helps to thicken the Kulfi Mix soon.  But adding it is purely optional.
  
• Use a wide heavy bottomed pot to simmer the Kulfi Mix.
• The large surface area of the pot will speed up the process.
• While boiling the milk, stir it frequently otherwise it will tend to burn and will totally spoil the taste of Malai Kulfi.
• For a soft Kulfi add more sugar, also sugar helps in scalding down the milk mix soon.
• Pour only 3/4 of the level in the mould, while freezing them it tends to expand.

HOW TO REMOVE KULFI FROM THE MOULD:

• Run each mould with the lid on under a tap of running warm water or fill a bowl with warm water, stand the Kulfi mould in the bowl for a few seconds. 
• Carefully invert the mould on a serving plate holding on to the stick.
• Alternatively, can twist the mould between your palms of both of your hands.
• The idea is to make the mould warm so that the Kulfis come out clean from the mould.
• Both ideas work best.
• Or simply scoop it with a spoon and eat it as you eat an Ice cream.