Creamy Rabdi Kulfi / Malai Kulfi

No other icecream can be better than rich, creamy, homemade Rabdi kulfi or Malai Kulfi. See how to make rabdi kulfi / malai kulfi with milk at home. Homemade rabdi kulfi is much tastier and creamy than readymade ones. Kulfi is summer special dessert which is sure to satiate your sweet tooth.  

Kulfi cubes for kids - a variation of normal kulfi 

Here is the video recipe for easy reference:

Below is the detailed written recipe as well:

Ingredients:

Full Cream Milk - 1 liter
Milk Powder - 1/2 cup
Brown Sugar - 1/4 cup+ 2 tsps
Dried Fruits like Pistachio, Almonds etc - 1/2 cup each
Cardamom Powder - 1/2 tsp (optional)
Method:

1. Take full cream milk in a heavy bottom sauce pan or kadai. Bring the milk to a boil on medium heat. Do stir frequently.
2. Once it come to a boil, make the heat to medium-low. Let it cook with continuous stirring scrapping of  milk solids (malai) from top of milk and sides of the pan till it becomes 1/2 of original volume. It took me about 20 minutes.
3. Once half the volume, add milk powder paste (mix milk powder with cold milk), brown sugar and dry fruit powder. 
4. Mix well and simmer till milk becomes thick and rabdi is formed. It took me 10 minutes.
5. Then turn off the stove heat. Let the rabdi mixture cool completely. It will get thicker as it cools.
6. Once it cools to room temperature, pour into kulfi moulds or popsicle molds. Alternately one can use small cups/ shot glasses/ kullad or even ice cube trays to set kulfi. Cover it with lid. Or cover with aluminum foil.
7. Let it set overnight in freezer or  7-8 hours until kulfi is firm, frozen and set.
8. Once set, remove the kulfi from the mould, dip it into water for 1-2 seconds only, it will come out very easily. Alternately, rub it between your palms. From the heat of the palm, side will get loose and will come out from the mould.
9. Garnish with some chopped nuts like pistachios or almonds.

Notes:
1. Instead of milk powder, khoya or cream can be used.
2. Do not use skimmed or low fat milk to prepare kulfi as it will not taste that good.