Delicious Almond (Badam) Kulfi

Summer treat ...... Yummy & Simple almond kulfi recipe

Ingredients ( 8 kulfis in medium sized moulds)

Milk - 500 ml
Milk powder - 2 tea spoon
Almonds (Badam) - 15 pieces
Bread - 1 slice
Cardamom powder - 1 tea spoon
Saffron strands - few (optional)
Sugar - 7 tea spoon


1. Soak 10 almonds in water for an hour and peel the skin.Add some nuts (optional)

2. Boil 500 ml milk in low flame until it reduce to its half.

3. Dip the bread in water/milk and make it as a paste.

4. Now, grind 2 tea spoon of milk powder, bread , peeled almonds , sugar and some milk to make a smooth paste.

{ Corn flour can be used as a substitute to milk powder }

5. Add this to the evaporating milk and mix well.

6. Cook until the mixture turns creamy by constant stirring.

7. Grate the remaining 5 almonds into finer pieces (along with the skin).

8. Add the grated almonds and cardamom powder to the creamy mixture.
   Optionally,soaked saffron strands can be added at this stage.

9. Allow this cool to room temperature and pour in Kulfi moulds.
Note:  If you do not have kulfi moulds, you can use a longer size conical tumbler made of steel /plastic.
          You can seal this air tight with a cling film and use ice cream stick.

10. Refrigerate (in freezer) for 6 hours to set.

11. Once set, show in running water and slowly remove the kulfi from the mould.


12. Delicious Kulfi is ready...

Try this variations too...
1. Pistachios / walnuts can be used  instead of almonds in the above recipe.
2. For Mango kulfi, do not grind almonds instead add mango fruit pulp to the creamy mixture, mix and set.