Almond Pistachio Kulfi: Frozen Dessert from the Street of India

Published: May 31, 2011 · Modified: Sep 26, 2018 ·by Swathi.This post may contain affiliate links ·

Salute to the brave soldiers who lost their life in the war. Salute also to those came back to home, and also to those who are still struggling to put their life back to normal. We will always remember and be grateful to your sacrifice to this nation not only on this Memorial Day but every day.

Hope my American friends had a wonderful memorial weekend, grills have been fired up and barbequing in full swing. As only my hubby eats meat there is no grilling in our house, may be one day when my little one asks her dad to grill something for her, we will get a grill.

As the

is scorching at his maximum strength, our grass is dying without any rain as rain gods doesn’t want to please us, here in Texas. Ice creams melt without any further notice as soon as it is taken out of the freezer. My little one is not getting enough of ice creams and chocolates nowadays. I decide to make kulfi a distant cousin of Indian ice cream. After two failed experiment with homemade ice-cream, I stopped venture to make them. As I don’t have an ice cream machine in hand, without that my ice cream looks and taste like ice crystals irrespective of lot of flavoring. For kulfi you don’t need any excessive churning and it can be made with whole milk, half and half or whipped cream.

Kulfi is usually sold by the street vendors in India and Pakistan and they keep them cold in an earthen ware wrapped with ice and salt. It is one of the gifts if you have 104 F temperatures outside. I am doubtful to call them ice cream as it doesn’t have egg and no excessive mixing. But it has creaminess of milk fat, crunchiness of nuts, flavored with most aromatic spice in the world “cardamom” and some time with the expensive spice saffron and also with rose water.

I used to hate the hot

during summer when I was in India, but later understand what it is not to see the sun for a long time during my stay in November month in Sweden and also loved his long presence in summer months of June-July, where it takes almost 11-12o clock P.M to get sunset. My advisor warned me about the both situations, earlier I thought I am going to love November and hate June- July but it turned out to be opposite. I love sun now.

While searching for kulfi recipes on the internet I found a ton of it, some using condensed milk, whole milk or whipped cream. Traditionally street venders make them with whole milk and little piece of white bread and sugar along with other flavorings. Later I found this recipe in “Spice and Spoon” via Deeba’s Passionate about baking where she uses half and half and condensed milk with pistachios and almond meal. Decide to give a try. I tried with 1 pint of half and half and less amount of condensed milk and didn’t add any extra sugar with modifications in the procedure. Delicious kulfi ready less than 30 minutes of cooking time. But to do a taste test you have wait for 6-8 hours as it requires that much time in freezer.

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What you need

Half and Half: 1 pint (473ml) (substitute with ½ of heavy cream and ½ whole milk)
Almond meal: ¼ cup (Grind less than ¼ cup of blanched almond in coffee grinder/blender)
Pistachio meal: ¼ cup (Grind less than ¼ cup of shelled unsalted pistachios in coffee grinder/blender)
Cardamom: 7nos (remove the cover and grind them into fine powder)
Condensed milk: 3.5 oz ( 100g) ( If you need more sweetness increase the amount of condensed milk)

How I made

In a large sauce pot heat half and half and low flame. When it starts of boil that around 3 minutes add both pistachio and almond meal and stir continuously with a stir to prevent the both nuts gets thick mass and also help to distribute them uniformly.

When a thick film start to form on the top add condensed milk. After adding condensed milk do a taste test adjust the sugar according to to your taste. Continue to cook for another 27 minutes or until the half and half reduce to 300ml ( about 63%) with continuous stirring to prevent them from sticking to the bottom.

At the end of cooking time add cardamom powder and switch off the flame and set aside 5 minutes to cooling.

Then transfer the contents into popsicles or kulfi molds and keep them freezer. After 15minutes of freezing time if you want you can insert the popsicles stick into them and continue to freeze for about 6-8 hours or overnight.

When you are ready to serve unmold them gently by washing the sides of mold with running water or gently remove from the sides using sharp knife. If you wish garnish more with pistachios or almond and serve.

Enjoy!!!!!

Preparation time: 30 minutes of cooking time+ 6-8 hours of freezing time
Yield: 4 full serving+ half
Verdict: Yummy
Will you make it again: Sure I am going to play with more flavorings

I am linking this to Hearth and soul hop #50

Swathi

This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.

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Hari Chandana says

June 05, 2011 at 5:26 am

Wowwwwwwwww.. mouth watering recipe.. looks so tempting and perfect.. yummy !!!
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JishasKitchen says

June 03, 2011 at 8:26 pm

wow...this is my fav and you made it so perfectly and I feel like grabbing it from the pic...yum

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Babli says

June 03, 2011 at 3:55 am

I am drooling seeing the kulfi. Looks yummy and tempting. Gorgeous pictures.

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Kalyani says

June 03, 2011 at 1:28 am

yummy kulfi . very tempting pictures ...... glad to follow u ....

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women-wisdom.com says

June 03, 2011 at 12:15 am

Yummy kulfi. Best presented also. Perfect dleight for this summer.

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http://indianyummykitchen.blogspot.com

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Sarah Naveen says

June 02, 2011 at 3:52 pm

loved the first click..so tempting :)...
perfect for the season..

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shayma says

June 02, 2011 at 2:11 pm

thank you, Swathi, for the attribution. the kulfi looks delicious. x shayma

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Priya Sreeram says

June 02, 2011 at 12:30 pm

oh my my swathi, am reminded of the kulfi days(gee) in Delhi - oh there are so many- got nostalgic, anyways this kulfi is sucha winner & what a meticulously written post ! nice

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Ananda Rajashekar says

June 02, 2011 at 11:41 am

ohh wow that is mouthwatering and looks fab!

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Julia says

June 02, 2011 at 9:52 am

Many Thanks for sharing with us this fantastic ice cream. It's wonderful. I love it.
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Deepti says

June 02, 2011 at 7:43 am

Kulfis have turned out perfect....A True hit for the kids....

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Treat and Trick says

June 02, 2011 at 6:14 am

Homemade kulfi is always the best, made to our taste and looks yummy!

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divya says

June 02, 2011 at 2:24 am

Looks awesome,mouthwatering here..

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Christy says

June 02, 2011 at 2:10 am

This is a very interesting dessert indeed!:) I've never really seen anything like that, but it sounded healthy..not to mention, Nut-TY!!!:p

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Jay says

June 02, 2011 at 1:36 am

looks utterly delicious...MMMMMMM...I m craving now..:PPP
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Now Serving says

June 02, 2011 at 1:03 am

Swati, not fair to tantalize like this with these delicious pictures!!!!!! heavy drools for this one!

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Rosita Vargas says

June 02, 2011 at 1:01 am

exquisitos y refrescante luce muy lindo,cariños y abrazos.

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Claudia says

June 02, 2011 at 12:52 am

This sounds so good. My favorite summer dessert is sorbet with just fruit and a bit of honey or agave nectar. It is handy to have an ice cream maker.

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laurie says

June 02, 2011 at 12:34 am

thank you for visiting my blog,, Your cooking makes me hungry every time I come here,,yum!

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Mary says

June 01, 2011 at 10:37 pm

This looks really refreshing. I'd love to join with one. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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Greedyrosie says

June 01, 2011 at 10:02 pm

Its not hot here! 🙁

I always wondered if it was easy to make kulfi. You've convinced me I could easily do it - thank you for posting.

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Joanne says

June 01, 2011 at 6:50 pm

Two of my favorite nuts in one dessert! It looks delicious!

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Miriam says

June 01, 2011 at 3:48 pm

What a perfect treat for a hot day!! Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters

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Peggy says

June 01, 2011 at 1:59 pm

It's really hot here in Kentucky too! Gonna be in the 90's all week - this kulfi would be a perfect treat =)

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kaveri says

June 01, 2011 at 12:36 pm

Mmmmm....Creamy and yummy looking dessert....It's been ages since I had one of these....

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Mehjabeen Arif says

June 01, 2011 at 7:06 am

love this delightful dessert... looks super !!

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alison says

June 01, 2011 at 6:30 am

wow,such a yummy treat!

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Sensible Vegetarian says

June 01, 2011 at 3:00 am

Lovely delicious treat, looks yummy.

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Reeni says

June 01, 2011 at 1:33 am

Your kulfi are so creamy and delicious! Such a special treat to cool you off!

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Shanavi says

May 31, 2011 at 10:13 pm

O my sweet... Truly delicious..Love to the core

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Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says

May 31, 2011 at 9:52 pm

Absolutely love it, delicious looking pictures 🙂

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SravsCulinaryConcepts says

May 31, 2011 at 8:46 pm

Kulfi is one of my fav !! this looks very tempting want to grab and have it !!

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kothiyavunu.com says

May 31, 2011 at 8:41 pm

Adipolittooo..ur kulfi makes me drool...kothi vannittu vayya swath..hmmm 🙂

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Deepthidigvijay says

May 31, 2011 at 7:50 pm

who don't love it!!!!!
its yummy treat for this hot summer...
thnx for posting swathi 🙂

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Torviewtoronto says

May 31, 2011 at 6:35 pm

yummy looking nutty kulf fabulous for this heat

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Food Glorious Food! says

May 31, 2011 at 5:42 pm

Great looking dessert! I must try it! thanks for sharing!

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michelangelo in the kitchen says

May 31, 2011 at 5:35 pm

Oh Swathi, what a refreshing delight this is! I will definitely reserve this for a hot day and wow everybody with your exquisite cool dessert. Thanks for sharing this great treat! Cheers!!!

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Usha says

May 31, 2011 at 5:10 pm

Looks fabulous, perfect for the 100 deg day we are having today 🙂

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Rumana Rawat says

May 31, 2011 at 3:50 pm

I will also try this recipe.. book marking it:)

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Miz Helen says

May 31, 2011 at 3:15 pm

What a lovely dessert, cool and refreshing. Thanks for sharing and have a great day!

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Kalpana Sareesh says

May 31, 2011 at 2:40 pm

i need them dear i cant wait to grab all of themm..

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Mexico in my kitchen says

May 31, 2011 at 1:41 pm

So yummy. For this hot day!
Great combination of nuts. Thanks for sharing.

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Suja says

May 31, 2011 at 1:40 pm

Delicious treat..craving for this right now...

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girlichef says

May 31, 2011 at 12:02 pm

What a delicious treat for this sweltering heat...yum!

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Shama Nagarajan says

May 31, 2011 at 10:35 am

tempting dear

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Rekha shoban says

May 31, 2011 at 9:46 am

my fav kulfi...looks perfect n delicious....its really tempting!

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sonu says

May 31, 2011 at 8:08 am

this looks simply mouthwatering...luv pista kulfis anytime !

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Ramya says

May 31, 2011 at 7:58 am

Am soooooo craving for it now:-) For sure this is my dessert for this weekend:-) Bookmarked!!!!

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Priya says

May 31, 2011 at 7:08 am

Am craving for kulfis, u r tempting me a lot with ur wonderful clicks Swathi,delicious!!

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aki! says

May 31, 2011 at 5:55 am

Self made Popsicle... I definitely feel like I need a Popsicle holder thing.

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Aarthi says

May 31, 2011 at 5:30 am

This looks yummy....you have a lovely blog...I am having a giveaway in my blog..Y dont you check and join that
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Raji says

May 31, 2011 at 4:59 am

Oh..now I am craving for this kulfi..you really reminded me of India..we used to love to have kulfi from our fav street vendor.

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Plateful says

May 31, 2011 at 4:49 am

It's too hot our here in the Gulf and summer's not yet at it's peak....! That kulfi would do the trick. I'm drooling at the last pic with the pistachio garnish -- tempting would be an understatement!

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Sharmilee! :) says

May 31, 2011 at 4:48 am

Wow looks so yum...perfect for summer

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Priti says

May 31, 2011 at 4:44 am

Yum ...looks very tempting

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Dr.Sameena Prathap says

May 31, 2011 at 4:39 am

Hey,

Tht looks absolutely divine...can i have some dear!!:)

Dr.Sameena@

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Vatsala. says

May 31, 2011 at 4:29 am

Drooling over this Kulfi. First time here, happy to follow you. Hope you will visit me too.
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Vimitha Anand says

May 31, 2011 at 4:22 am

Would love to have that delicious looking kulfi now... Yummy flavors...

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Pete says

May 31, 2011 at 3:54 am

Very hot here in KL too.....I would need this ice cream to cool down.

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Sunanda says

May 31, 2011 at 3:51 am

Wow! kulfi the name itself makes me drool.. Would love to make that one..

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Vardhini says

May 31, 2011 at 3:29 am

Looks so yummy .. perfect for the season.

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Rebecca from Chow and Chatter says

May 31, 2011 at 3:28 am

oh this looks so good its hot here in NC as well not nice stay indoors in afternoons

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