No one can deny an ice cream - summer or no summer. Even a small scoop makes your day and brings back a faint smile on your face. So here let me share a simple milk ice cream with some Gulkand flavor. This chilled delicacy can be had anytime of the day. So next time, thinking of making an after-meal dessert, go for this flavored ice cream and enjoy with your loved ones.
- 1 & 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1/2 cup milk powder
- 1 tbsp. Gulkand
- sugar to taste
- 1 tsp. rose water
- pinch of cardamom powder
- 1 tsp. dry rose petals to garnish
Blend together all the above mentioned ingredients (except dry rose petals) and freeze in an air-tight container.
Keep Stirring every hour, 2-3 times and set aside to freeze overnight or for a minimum of 8 hours.
Garnish with the dry rose petals and serve them chilled in individual bowls.
Make this simple Oats Kheer (Pudding / Payasam) and add some gulkand for a lingering rose flavor. There is no cooking involved and it can be served as an after-meal dessert or can be had for a healthy breakfast. It tastes simply delicious when had as it is too. You can have them guilt free as it is not laden with ghee. The addition of rose water and cardamom powder gives it a mild flavor. So go ahead and indulge in this easy to make chilled delicacy.
- 1/2 cup oats, dry roasted
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tbsp. Gulkand
- 1 tbsp. honey
- pinch of cardamom powder
- 2 tbsp. fresh grated coconut
- 1 tsp. rose water
- few dry rose petals to garnish
In a bowl, mix together all the above mentioned ingredients (except rose petals) and refrigerate it overnight.
Garnish with rose petals and serve as an after-meal dessert or for a healthy breakfast.
Phirni is a traditional Indian sweet / pudding made of ground rice paste / flour in a thick milk based creamy dessert. But how about some Gulkand Phirni? It is absolutely an easy and at the same time a yummy dessert full of flavour. Do try it.
It goes well as an after-meal treat. I like having mine with pooris / parathas. It's divine. Serve them chilled preferably in small earthen bowls for an authentic touch. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare it.
- 3 & 1/2 cups milk
- 3 tbsp. rice flour
- pinch of salt
- 2-3 tbsp. sugar
- 2 tbsp. gulkand
- 1/2 tsp. cardamom powder
- 1 tsp. rose water
- 1-2 tbsp. raisins / chopped mixed nuts
- a pinch of saffron soaked in 1 tbsp. milk
- few rose petals, pinch of cardamom powder & few chopped nuts to garnish
Bring the milk to a boil. Add the rice flour gently, simultaneously stirring the milk with a whisk.
Add in the gulkand, chopped nuts, sugar, salt and cardamom powder one after the other. Keep stirring on a medium flame till it becomes slightly thick.
When done, add in the rose water and transfer to a serving bowl or individual bowls. Garnish with the saffron milk, chopped nuts, cardamom powder and rose petals. Chill to serve.
Bring milk to a boil.
Add rice flour gently,
simultaneously stirring the milk with a whisk.
Add gulkand,
raisins,
cardamom powder,
sugar, salt....
Simmer, stirring on a medium flame till thick. When done, add rose water.
Garnish with saffron milk, chopped nuts, cardamom powder & rose petals.
Chill to serve.
Kulfi is an equivalent to Indian ice-cream. They are basically frozen dessert prepared with milk and other flavoring agents. They are just perfect during hot summer days or as an after-meal dessert.
Today I would like to share a kulfi with gulkand (rose petals jam) flavour and served in a matka / clay kulfi moulds. Hence the name Matka Gulkand Kulfi. I have added some store bought pedas for a creamy texture. To prepare this absolutely easy and delicious chilled dessert, check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare it.
- 2 & 1/2 cups full cream milk
- 2-3 pedas (sweets), crumbled
- 1-2 tbsp. chopped cashews / mixed nuts
- 1-2 tbsp. gulkand / rose petals jam
- 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
- chopped almonds, saffron & rose petals to garnish
Bring the milk to a boil. Add the crumbled pedas, nuts, gulkand and cardamom powder. Mix everything well and simmer on a medium flame for 4-5 minutes.
Add rose water when done and pour into matkas / clay kulfi moulds. You can also use normal kulfi moulds.
Cover them with aluminum foil. Freeze till it is set. Serve chilled, garnished with almonds saffron and rose petals.
I used some store bought milk pedas instead of khoya.
Crumble the pedas.
Bring milk to a boil.
Add pedas & nuts....
gulkand.......
and cardamom powder. Simmer on a medium flame. Add rose water.
Pour into matkas.
Cover them with aluminum foil. Freeze till it is set.
Serve chilled, garnished with almonds saffron & rose petals.
Chia seeds are a powerhouse of calcium , protein, fibre, healthy fats, antioxidants, etc. Easy and delicious desserts can be made out of it without any extra effort. You can also add any of your favourite fruit too. It turns out into an amazing dessert in no time. Incorporate with milk and gulkand for a rose flavour pudding. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare it.
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tbsp. gulkand
- powdered sugar to taste
- 2-3 tbsp. chia seeds soaked in 1 cup water overnight
- 1 tsp. rose water
- 1 tbsp. raisins
- 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
- few chopped nuts to garnish
- 1 tsp. finely sliced rose petals to garnish
Bring the milk to a boil. Add the gulkand and raisins. Simmer on a medium flame for 4-5 minutes. Check for sweetness and add any if required. (I added only 2 tbsp. sugar).
Switch off the flame and add the rose water, cardamom powder and the soaked chia seeds. Mix everything well and keep aside to cool down.
Garnish with chopped nuts and rose petals. Chill to serve.
Soak chia seeds in water overnight.
Bring milk to a boil. Add gulkand
& raisins. Simmer for 4-5 minutes. Check for sweetness.
Switch off the flame & add rose water, cardamom powder &
soaked chia seeds. Mix well & keep aside to cool down.
Garnish with chopped nuts & rose petals. Chill to serve.
Oats are nutritious, wholesome and low in cholesterol. It contains fibre and is rich in antioxidants. Hence it is advisable to include it in our daily diet. Besides having it for breakfast, they can be turned into yummy desserts.
So give a twist to your usual kheer by trying it out with oats and flavour it with some gulkand (rose petals jam). It will not only give a fragrant rose flavour, but it also tastes delicious when had as it is, as an after meal dessert or with poori or parathas. So check out the step by step pictorial recipe to prepare it.
- 3 cups milk
- 3 tbsp. oats
- 1 tbsp. gulkand
- 3 tbsp. sugar or to taste
- 1/4 tsp. cardamom powder
- 1 tsp. rose water
- 1 tbsp. mixed nuts
- pinch of saffron strands
- rose petals to garnish
Dry roast the oats for a minute or till you get a nice aroma coming through. Keep it aside. Bring the milk to a boil and add sugar, gulkand, cardamom powder and the oats.
Keep simmering on a medium flame till it is reduced and becomes fairly thick. Add the rose water and keep aside to cool down. Then refrigerate till serving time.
Garnish with chopped mixed nuts, rose petals and saffron. Serve this chilled kheer in individual bowls / short glasses as an after meal dessert or whenever you feel like. It also tastes delicious with poori or paratha.
Dry roast the oats.
Bring milk to a boil.
Add sugar.
Add gulkand.
Add fried oats.
Add cardamom powder. Simmer till it is fairly thick. Add rose water
and chill.
Garnish with chopped mixed nuts, rose petals & saffron. Serve in individual
bowls / short glasses as an after meal dessert or whenever you feel like. It also
tastes delicious with poori or paratha.
