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Mango Kulfi served and ready to eat
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Mango Kulfi

Creamy frozen Indian dessert with mango, cardamom and pistachios — denser and richer than ice cream.

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15 minPrep
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20 minCook
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6Serves
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Ingredients

  • 1 litre full-fat milk
  • 1 can condensed milk
  • 1 cup mango pulp (or 2 ripe mangoes blended)
  • 4 cardamom pods, crushed
  • Handful chopped pistachios
  • Pinch of saffron

Instructions

  1. Simmer the milk with cardamom and saffron until reduced by a third, about 20 minutes.
  2. Cool slightly, then mix in the condensed milk and mango pulp.
  3. Pour into kulfi moulds or small cups.
  4. Freeze 6 hours or overnight.
  5. Dip moulds in warm water to unmould; top with pistachios.
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Tara’s tips

  • Reducing the milk gives kulfi its dense, slightly grainy texture.
  • Use Alphonso mango pulp if you can find it.

Serving suggestions

  • Serve straight from the freezer.

Storage & reheating

Keeps 2 weeks in the freezer.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

Frequently asked questions

No mango?

Try cardamom or pistachio kulfi without the fruit.

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