Easy and Simple Kulfi- a Great Indian Dessert

Ingredients

• 1 cup cashews or pistachios or almonds
• dried black raisins
• vanilla essence
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 pinch cardamom powder
• 2 cups milk

Directions

1. 1

   Powder all the nuts in a grinder.

2. 2

   Dissolve the nutty mixture in cold milk without goops.

3. 3

   Bring to a boil. Add vanilla essence, cardamom powder, raisins and sugar at the fag end. Say, a minute before the milk reaches boiling point.

4. 4

   Let cool before you pour them into individual serving dishes and freeze for at least 2 hours.

5. 5

   Remove just before serving and release the ice cream kulfi from the sides of the dish with a sharp knife. There you go. Home made rich and creamy ice cream to entice your kids with some nutritious and energy filled summer dessert!

6. 6

   Tips:.

7. 7

   You can substitute any other food essence or sherbet syrup for flavor and color. I sometimes use the Roohafsa syrup by "Hamdard" for a rose essence and red color! Just use you imagination to use real fruits, color and essence to make your kids eat the fresh good things of nature!

8. 8

   For weight watchers and diabetics- You may use splenda or brown sugar. It still tastes great!