When Divya asked me to write a guest post for her beautiful blog Flavour Fiesta I was so honoured and excited! She has an amazing site… please check it out!!! It is a feast both for your tastebuds and for your eyes. She is a very talented foodie and her recipes are mouthwatering. Not only, her pictures are so gorgeous that they make you want to reach out for them through the screen! So I immediately started thinking about what I could write for her and I was still pondering when she gave me a brilliant idea! She asked me to create a recipe with an unusual twist with both Italian and Indian influences and could thus represent me and my family. Wow! That was a great challenge! Divya really got me thinking… to my recollection I have never cooked anything like that before! I had to come up with something completely new. I immediately got a few ideas but none that were very convincing, until I saw the jar of Nutella in my cupboard. Like all Italian kids, I have grown up on bread and Nutella… so that surely represents me! And my husband back in India has enjoyed his good share of kulfi while growing up. So… why not combine the 2 to come up with something that combines both Indian and Italian culinary cultures? And that is how my Double Nutella Kulfi with Toasted Hazelnuts recipe came about. Before I leave you to the recipe, a quick technical note: there are many ways to make kulfi… I use the traditional method only for pistachio kulfi and I didn’t think it would suit the Nutella flavour, so I used a much faster method that worked incredibly well and made the kulfi creamy and rich. I hope you like it just as much as we did! THANK YOU Divya for giving me the opportunity to be a guest over at your beautiful site and for being the inspiration behind this kulfi that will surely become a frequent treat for my family!
Ingredients (serves 8, in conical kulfi moulds 9 cm high):
300 ml of fresh cream to whip
275 ml of evaporated milk
1/2 cup of sugar
250 gms Nutella plus 4 tbsp melted Nutella in 1 tbsp of hot milk to drizzle
2 tbsp of hazelnuts, toasted and crushed
Whip the cream with the sugar using an electric mixer.
Then add the evaporated milk and Nutella and whisk together till well combined.
Pour the mixture in the kulfi moulds, close them and put them in the freezer overnight.
You should be able to find these moulds at any Indian food store, but if you don’t, you can use any other mould. Even the individual plastic tubs for yoghurt work fine. In this case, make sure to cover each tub with some cling wrap. The cling wrap should be put directly in contact with the kulfi mix so that no air can enter, this will prevent crystallization.
You can toast the hazelnuts by putting them in the oven for a few minutes or you can put them in a non stick frying pan and toast them on the stove. Move them around often so they do not burn. They should be ready in 3 to 5 minutes.
Let them cool down, then crush them with a meat mallet or with an electric mixer.
When ready to serve, prepare the Nutella sauce by melting the 4 tbps of Nutella in the 1 tbsp of hot milk. If you want a thinner sauce, just add a little extra hot milk (add gradually till the desired consistency).
Unmould the kulfi and serve it with a good drizzle of warm Nutella sauce. Decorate with the toasted crushed hazelnuts. Buon Appetito!
Thank you so much again Divya! Everyone, please pass by her great blog Flavour Fiesta and check out my guest post, my little interview AND ALL the other mouthwatering recipes she has over there! Also, you can follow Divya on Twitter, Facebook and FoodBuzz!
Oh Manu, this is a culinary fusion done RIGHT! Heck to the yeah! 😀 And congrats on your guest post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The way you presented the kulfi (looks like a small hill) is awesome! Oh, kulfi with nutella makes a great combination! A great example of fusion.
Oh my Goodness..Manu you did amazing amazing job!!!! what a beautiful pictures and great recipe..I love double nutella..yummy!!!!
Oooh Manu this sound delish! I love the idea of a sweet Indian fusion too. Are those different types of nutella (or just different color lids)? Either way this sounds amazing!
Thanks Lindsey! The Nutella at the back is all the same… just small jars with different lids… fun for the little ones! 😉
Wow, this looks really good!
Wow manu, these looks so delicious. And with the nutilla, unbelievable…
Good job on your guest post.
It’s the first time to know about the kulfi, is it ice cream like?
delicious looking creative kulfis and post
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WOW!! Manu….this looks amazing. What a fantastic idea! I can’t wait to try this! And congrats on your guest post…
This looks so delicious! What a beautiful dessert. I’m off to check the interview on your guest post!
This has everything i like .. That hazelnut is a classic touch for that crunch and it’s one of my fav.
What a great dessert from your guest post Manu! Looking forward for your next guest in your page..hahahaha.. ^,^
Oh my God! I love kulfi, but I never made it… and, needless to say, I love Nutella…. WOW! 🙂
Wow, the dessert with Indian and Italian twist – it’s sounds so difficult yet you made it such a wonderful dessert. Nutella and hazelnuts…..yum!
Who can go wrong with a combination like that! What a great way to fuse your two cultures.
Manu, love this fusion! Nutella kulfi is inspired. My 4 year old niece, a self-confessed Nutella adict is going to LOVE this! Off now to check out Flavour Fiesta!
What a delicious sounding recipe melding the two cultures! Absolutely great idea Manu 😀
great idea..I’m making this one..!!! I can’t wait…
Tasty Appetite
Anything with nutella and I’m a happy girl, here. However, you have totally outdone yourself with this one, Manu. Looks absolutely amazing.
What a perfect combination for two such diverse cultures. You really outdid yourself! Is evaporated milk condensed milk?
Thanks Fiona! 🙂 Evaporated milk is different… it is not sweet like condensed milk… This is what I found on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporated_milk I do not think it is sold in Italy in big tins (or I have never seen it)… it tastes like the milk you get for tea/coffee in hotels… the one in the little plastic boxes.
You always come up with the most exciting and intriguing recipes and this is no exception! Great job Manu! Can you fuse something of a cross between Italian & Chinese? 🙂 coz Chinese restaurants always lack imagination in their desserts.
WOW, Manu! This looks like a mountain of goodness! Fabulous dessert!
It’s just so, so pretty!! Nice work Manu!
Manu!!! Job well done. This sounds and looks unreal! Nutella….YUM. I could sit and eat an entire jar I think.
Oh wow!!! That is incredible. Now is that one serving??? Because I’d eat that whole thing for sure.
Lots of yummy love,
Alex aka Ma What’s For Dinner
http://www.mawhats4dinner.com
Congratulations on another superb guest post, Manu! Once again, you nailed it! 😉 Never heard of Kulfi…but it sure looks good to me!
What a great guest post, Manu! I love the combination of flavors!
Certainly looks delicious! Love the step by step photos! I am drooling!
Wow, Manu! This sounds so yummy! I make traditional Kulfi quite often, but this sounds so good! And that nutella sauce looks decadent! Thanks for sharing… Sorry I haven’t visited in so long… Going to browse through all that I missed 🙂
Did I just die and go to Nutella heaven?
This is amazing Manu…AMAZING!
congrats on your guest post
It looks so so good! Really great decoration and I believe taste also 🙂
I gotta tell you…I like food with some height 🙂 This looks so yummy! I never get nutella anymore so my eyes are just soaking this puppy up. Well done!
WOW! So beautiful and looks delicious!
I lovee kulfi.. Yours looks so delicious.. Cant wait to have em 😀
Oh my!! That is beyond delicious and gorgeous… WOW! I want to lick my screen. 🙂
I didn’t think you could improve on Nutella, but
that looks so good!
I made this last night. When I tried it today, I wanted to eat the whole thing. I couldn’t believe how quick and easy it was to make and how awesome it turned out. Do you think a coffee flavored version could work using the same process as yours? (Minus the Nutella, of course).