Today is my brother's birthday and in India we celebrated every birthday of his by making Malai Kulfi (Indian Ice-cream). There are many different flavors available in India but the easy way to make it is milk flavor. This ice-cream is a yummy summer treat for children and adults like.

This is a picture of a malai kulfi I took after my cousin finished decorating it. 

The method to make this is pour the milk into the saucepan and bring to the gentle boil. Add the saffron. Stir constantly. While stirring scrape the sides and base of the pan, to avoid sticking, this part is important because the scraped parts formed the main part of essence of the kulfi. Add the crushed cardamom. Once the milk boils down to 1/3 or a 1/2 of its original size, turn off the heat source and let the milk cool down to room temperature. Pour the milk into the ice-cream mold or popsicle molds. Place in the freezer and leave to set overnight if you can't wait, leave for at least 4 hours. Remove from the freezer, unmold, server and enjoy.

Monday 10/06/2014- Gujarati special Surti Sev Khamani

         Sev Khamani is a popular snack of Gujarati snacks from Surat area. Sev khamani is traditionally made from Dhokla, this dish is juicy, sweet, and tangy. In order to make this dish you need 250 gm chana dal, 250 gm sev( available in Indian stores), 2 tsp oil, 1/2 tsp mastard seeds,1/2 tsp ginger chilli paste, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1/2 tbsp coriander seeds, salt to taste, 2 tbsp pomegranate, 1 tbsp corinder leaves, and water according to requirement. The method is soak chana dal for 5-6 hours and drain water from it. Grind coarsely. Now take in a steel tied container and cook for 2-3 whistle in pressure cooker. Now heat oil in a pan at slow fame. Add mustard seeds in it. When it is spluttering, add ginger chilli paste, salt, sugar and lemon juice in it. Stir well for 10-15 min and cook till oil is seperated. Now keep it in a dish garnish with sev, coriander leaves, and pomegranate.

This is the picture of Sev Khamani.