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Pistachio Kulfi, a recipe from the Sanjay Cooks Indian cookbooks

Pistachio Kulfi recipe

Pistachio kulfi is traditional Indian ice cream: whole milk reduced with sweetened condensed milk, flavored with ground cardamom, saffron and pistachios, then frozen. With only five ingredients and a 6-hour freeze it is an easy make-ahead dessert for eight.

  • Serves 8
  • Prep 15 min
  • Reduce 45 min
  • Freeze 6 hr
  • Total ~7 hours

Ingredients

  • 1 L whole milk
  • 200 g sweetened condensed milk
  • 60 g pistachios
  • ½ tsp ground cardamom
  • 1 pinch saffron

How it comes together

  1. Prepare
  2. Reduce the milk
  3. Add sweetness and flavor
  4. Finish

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