Description
Traditionally made in little earthen pots (Matki), the milk based frozen dessert Matka Kulfi is immensely popular in Asian countries, esp during warm summer months.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup Ghirardelli White chocolate chips
- 6 Cardamom Pods
- 1/4 cup Chopped almonds
- 1/4 cup Unsalted/Shelled Pistachios chopped
Instructions
- Crush cardamom pods in a mortar.
- Heat milk and crushed cardamom pods together in a pan; bring to boil, then simmer vigorously until liquid is reduced to 1/3 of original amount.
- Strain the liquid into a heat-proof bowl filtering to remove cardamon, Fold in cream,then stir in the sugar and chocolate chips until melted.
- Add the almonds and pistachios to the mix & let it simmer for 10 mins on low heat, then leave to cool.
- Pour the Kulfi mix in freezer for at least until firm, stirring every 30mins (should take ~1.5 to 2 hrs to firm up)
- Pack the firmed up mixture into each of 5 cups (Matkis), cover tight with Aluminium Foil and tie it with a thread to make sure foil doesn’t come off.
- Let the Matkis freeze for 8 hours and the mix would turn completely solid.
- To serve, Leave the Matki cups out for 15-20 min to thaw,
- Sprinkle with some crushed pistachios and almonds and serve in Matki itself.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins