Gupta

History says Kulfi's original preparation by Emperor Jahangir's wife Noorjahan is slightly different. She was said to create and serve for him the frozen dessert by mixing sweetened milk and an array of fruit pulps with crushed ice imported from the frozen Himalayan lakes. This method was only available to Indian aristocrats until up to date refrigeration reached the region. Kulfi is a popular flavored frozen dessert made from milk. It has similarities to ice cream in taste texture and preparation. Unlike other ice cream kulfi takes a very long time to melt. It comes in various flavours including pista malai rose mango cardamom (elaichi) saffron (kesar) or Zafran the more traditional flavours as well as newer variations like apple orange peanut and avocado. Unlike Western ice creams kulfi is not whipped resulting in a solid dense frozen dessert similar to traditional custard based ice-cream. Thus it is usually considered a distinct category of frozen dairy-based dessert. Kulfi a flavored frozen dessert originating in India is a popular custard-like alternative to present-day ice cream. It is prepared using a mixture of both evaporated and sweetened condensed milks and heavy cream. The mixture along with sugar is added and brought to a boil. Minutes later flavors dried fruits and cardamom are added. Once cooled the mixture is placed into moulds and frozen – the result is a tasty resemblance of ice cream. Unlike ice cream however Kulfi is not whipped; the solid dessert does not melt easily. It is also often garnished with saffron or pistachio nuts ground cardamom and sometimes served with faloodeh which is vermicelli noodles made from starch. This is its most recent style of preparation.