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Kesar Malai Kulfi

Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024


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Preparation Time
10 Mins
Cooking Time
31 Mins
Total Time
41 Mins
Makes
8 kulfis
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
4 1/2 cups full-fat milk
1/8 tsp saffron (kesar) strands
1 tbsp cornflour
5 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder
Method
- In a small bowl, soak the saffron in a little warm milk, mix well and keep aside.
- Dissolve the cornflour in 2 tbsp of water, mix well and keep aside.
- Heat the milk in a deep non-stick pan and boil on a medium flame for 6 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the cornflour-water mixture and sugar, mix well and cook on a slow flame for 25 minutes, while stirring occasionally and scrapping the sides.
- Switch off the flame and allow the mixture to cool completely.
- Once cooled, add the saffron-milk mixture and cardamom powder and mix well.
- Pour into 8 kulfi moulds and freeze overnight.
- To unmould, allow the moulds to remain outside the refrigerator for 5 minutes and then unmould by inserting a wooden skewer stick or a fork in the centre of the kulfi and pulling it out.
- Serve immediately.
Kesar Malai Kulfi recipe with step by step photos
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Energy | 178 cal |
Protein | 5 g |
Carbohydrates | 17 g |
Fiber | 0.2 g |
Fat | 7.4 g |
Cholesterol | 18 mg |
Sodium | 21.5 mg |
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Eat to live
March 13, 2025, midnight

Foodie #522195
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thankyou TarlaJi .never in my life did I ever imagined I could make such tasty ,creamy Kulfis at home.My family were excited and were asking for more.Thankyou once again for this tasty ,creamy,lipsmacking receipe.

sillyshail
March 13, 2025, midnight
Great taste.... Thx Tarlaji.