Rose Milk Popsicles/ரோஸ்மில்க் குச்சி ஐஸ்

I had already posted the Rose Milk recipe a week back. I also wanted to make it as a popsicle and post it here. Rose milk popsicle or rose kuchi ice would have been almost everyone's favorite during the school going days. We used to run behind the ice cream man for this. But now being adopted to suit the new life style changes and for health reasons we would never dare to buy ice creams from the road side ice cream man for our kids. The best way to relish those old memories while treating our taste buds is to make them in our very own kitchen. And here is the recipe...

Ingredients

Milk - 1 cup
Rose syrup - 5 or 6 drops, adjust as per the color you prefer
Rose essence - couple of drops
Sugar - 3 tsp approximately, adjust as per taste

Method

Add all the ingredients together in a wide bowl. Stir well so that the sugar dissolves completely. You can also blend them all for few seconds.

Pour this into the popsicle or kulfi moulds. Let it sit in the freezer for atleast 10 hrs. When you take them out from the freezer run some cold water over the moulds and the popsicles can be easily taken out now. The cool kuchi ice is ready to be relished now :-)

Note

• If you don't have popsicle mould, then you can do it in tumblers.
• Adjust the rose syrup and sugar according to ur sweet preference. But make sure the rosemilk is bit sweeter than you drink.

Kulfi Ice Cream-Kesar Badam Kulfi-Kesar Malai Kulfi

Summer is here. Cold desserts are always a boon to beat away the heat. Kulfi is a very popular Indian ice cream which has a creamy texture and an extremely awesome taste, which is very simple to prepare as it doesn't need any whipping. All you need are the basic ingredients which are usually available in your kitchen. All that we need is some milk, sugar, corn flour, some almonds or even pistachios and a few strands of saffron. You can also use fresh cream instead of corn flour. I prefered the low fat option. Go ahead with your own choice and prepare this whenever you feel like eating a Kulfi!!

Ingredients

Full fat milk - 1 ltr (I used 2% milk)
Corn flour - 1 tbsp
Sugar - 1/3 cup
Almonds - 8-10 nos, finely chopped
Saffron strands - few

Method

1. Soak saffron in some warm milk (1 tbsp) and keep it aside. 
2. Dissolve the corn flour in some water, say 1 or 2 tbsp and set aside.
3. Add the milk to a wide pan, preferably a non-stick one and bring to a boil. Scrape down the sides and stir now and then to avoid sticking to the sides and bottom. Add the dissolved corn flour and sugar and mix well. Also add the saffron dissolved milk. Heat over medium flame, scraping and stirring every now and then until the milk thickens and reduces to half of the original quantity.
4. Cool completely. Pour into the kulfi moulds or in any freezer safe bowl and freeze for atleast 5 to 6 hours or until set.
5. To unmould, allow the moulds to remain outside the refrigerator for 3-5 minutes and then unmould. Or you can also run some cold water over the moulds and your job is instantly done. 
6. Start digging in immediately :)