½canevaporated milkchilled (a little less than 1 cup), notes 3
½teaspoongreen cardamom powderoptional, notes 4
¼teaspoonyellow food coloroptional
2-3tablespoonpowdered sugarif needed for extra sweetness.
Instructions
Make mango pulp by pulsing mango cubes in a blender until smooth. Set aside.
Whip the cream until it reaches soft peaks stage and is doubled in volume.
Mix mango pulp and condensed milk in whipped cream. Set aside.
Whip chilled evaporated milk until doubled in volume.
Mix condensed milk and mango mixture with whipped evaporated milk until combined. Add cardamom powder and yellow food color, if using.
Do a taste test and add more sugar only if needed.
Pour kulfi mixture in moulds and cover the lids. Freeze for 6-8 hours and until solid.
To un-mould kulfi run tap water over kulfi moulds for 3 seconds. Hold the kulfi mould upside down with lid side facing down. Run water over the tail side.
Insert an ice cream stick in the kulfi mould. This might need some pressure. Then twist the stick and pull kulfi out of the mould. Enjoy.
Notes
Mango: Use the best quality, non-fibrous mangoes in the sweet variety.
Mango pulp: You can also use 2½ cups of ready-made mango purée or pulp. If purée is sweet then adjust sweetness by reducing 2-3 tablespoons of condensed milk and skipping the sugar.
Evaporated milk: If you don’t have evaporated milk, simply boil 2 cups of milk and cook till reduced to half that is 1 cup. Chill and whip. It won’t get doubled like evaporated milk but it ok.
Cardamom: cardamom and saffron are both added to kulfi for rich flavor and are recommended. But since this kulfi is already flavored with mango you can skip it.
Nut options: You may mix in crushed cashews, pistachio, or/and almond to the kulfi in the last step before pouring the mixture into the mould. It will make it both rich and nutritious.
Storage: kulfi just like ice-cream can stay good for more than three months. Since we are using half of the can of both evaporated milk and condensed milk, doubling this recipe by using 2x is totally worth it to use up full cans.