Kulfi or Qulfi is an indian word derived from the persin word “Qufli” which means covered cup. The dessert was likely originated during the Mughlia Reign in the 16th century. The Mughal Khansamas or cooks were already popular with their mastered skills of creating sweet dishes with dense evaporated milk.
Kulfi is traditionally prepared by evaporating sweetened milk. The key is constant stirring and slow cooking. The milk has to be reduced, thickened and later add your favorite flavors. The best thing about kulfi is that once the milk is thickened, it accepts all flavors , be it fruits, dry fruits or even just plain essence. Reduced milk is very accepting when it comes to other flavors and the blend is delicious. The thing that most people don’t understand is a basic rule of constant stirring to keep milk from sticking to the bottom of the vessel where it might burn, until its volume is reduced by a half, thus thickening it, increasing its fat, protein, and lactose density. The semi-condensed mix is then frozen in tight sealed moulds and put in the freezer.
Desserts are every family’s favorite and Kulfi for us seems to top the chart during summer. My homemade kulfi is always loved by my family and friends. After trying different types of Kulfi using a variety of dry fruits, I decided to venture out using fruits. One of the first fruits I experimented with was Lychee and though the end product wasn’t a disaster, the Kulfi never came through.
I believe after that failed experiment that fruits for Kulfi should always be fresh. The Lychee I used was canned, but this time when I tried the delicious Mango Kulfi, I wanted to make sure nothing goes wrong and we get to enjoy the most loved fruit combined with the most loved dessert.
And that’s when I thought of making Mango Kulfi. Although I would have loved to make this delicious treat with Hapus Mango, but unfortunately Hapus isn’t available here like India, so I had to bear with the best ones we get here and so I did. Remembering Hapus, I was actually challenged by someone recently claiming that with the confusion I have with Mangoes, I surely have never tried Hapus. Honestly, I am one of the weird ones who isn’t a big fan of Mangoes and as much as people find it insanely funny, its a fact that I can look at a wonderful and beautiful mango and walk away. So, I will definitely share my hapus story another day but for for now, Please enjoy this wonderful and beautiful recipe.
Laddus don’t need an occasion, it just tends to make the day special when you make them. Have you ever noticed the expressions of your little ones running around the kitchen and making excuses to keep tasting the boora while you are still in the middle of making those laddus. The excitement and happiness makes me even happier making these little balls of delight.
I make different kinds of laddus and its always easier to add or change something while you are still making them and that’s the reason I find them an easier sweet dish to experiment with than the other sweets.
This particular recipe is my family favorite. This is made from Chane ka Dalia, which is healthy and tastes super delicious.
Have you ever had problems feeding your kids enough fruits? Well, I do. I love the fruit and vegetable servings designed by the food pyramid. If you pay attention to the food pyramid, you might realize that your kids aren’t consuming enough.
We do make loads of shakes at home, but most of the shakes would have sugar, milk and fruit and there wouldn’t be anything too fancy. Most of the shakes were just Mango . Then one day, we ventured out the world of smoothies that became a huge trend in early 2000. I felt it was an excellent way to serve your kids everything they wouldn’t consume if they saw…LOLzzz.
With all this came in my reasons to start making my own smoothies. The boys love it since its the best thing they can have on the go. Smoothie makes an easy, fast, filling and super healthy breakfast.
My boys love Mango and every Mango season, we get tons of mangoes and a lot of times with busy schedules and summer outings, we go without eating. The problem also is that Mangoes go bad really quickly. So, making smoothies is a great way of incorporating them to your meals.
Mix in your choice of flax seeds and hemp seeds and it would not just make it more delicious but also a super healthy breakfast. For a great smoothie, you have to make sure the milk is chilled. You can always put the milk in the freezer for 15-20 minutes, and it would make your smoothie much better than normal.
These amazingly delicious sweet shots might look difficult to make but honestly, they are super easy and a complete delight to make.
I made them for a group of kids who were looking forward to something exciting and new. The cones are store bought and dipped in melted chocolate and rolled in crushed Almonds. Inside is ice cream milk shake that I made in chocolate flavor, but it can be easily switched to any other flavor as well. I cut the Ferrero Rocher in to half. I think it goes well with all ice cream flavors.
Its an excellent sweet dish for small party, kids party or a small get together. Please follow the ice cream recipe that I have posted. These little heavenly cones will surely be praised and loved by you and your guests.
