Anjeer Kulfi
Indian Ice cream Kulfi, made with figs
Servings Prep Time
12people 10minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
1hour 8hours
Servings Prep Time
12people 10minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
1hour 8hours
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. To a heavy bottom pan, add whole milk on medium-high heat. After around 10 minutes when it warms a little, add heavy cream to it. Let the mixture come to a boil and then reduce the heat to medium. Let the milk simmer on medium heat for around 30 minutes, keep stirring it in between, you don’t want the milk to get stuck to the bottom of the pan.
  2. Add cardamom powder and let the milk simmer for 2-3 minutes.
  3. You can soak the figs before chopping and making the puree.
  4. Add the figs, puree and chopped to the milk and cook.
  5. At this point, the milk will look quite thick, at this point add crumbled khoya and mix. Add saffron too…Keep mixing this the khoya dissolves, this will take 5-7 minutes.
  6. Once the khoya dissolves, add the sugar and mix till the sugar dissolves. Then add the crushed nuts. I crushed these using my mortar and pestle and I suggest you do the same. The coarsely chopped nuts give the kulfi a lot of texture.
  7. Add Vanilla and ice cream essence (optional) to the mix. Ice cream essence makes a lot of difference to your Kulfi. You will only know the difference once you use it.
  8. Add milk powder (if using) and mix. Simmer for 5 more minutes. In all I cooked the milk for around 50 minutes, it should get really thick by the end of it and it will continue to thicken as it cools down. At this point, you can taste the sugar and decide if you need to add more sugar.
  9. Remove pan and add cardamom powder. Let the mixture cool down completely. Once the milk has cooled down completely, pour into kulfi molds or any other container of your choice. Cover and freeze till completely set, around 6-8 hours.
  10. Once frozen, place the kulfi mold under warm running water for 30-45 seconds and then tap the mold on the plate. The kulfi would come out easily. Enjoy the delicious Figs kulfi!