What is summer without numerous ice cream treats and lazing on the beach! Living in Bangalore, experiencing sea and sand would mean taking a trip to some costal location. Couple of weeks back, we made an attempt and drove for 7 hours but sadly rain ruined it completely. We didn’t even get to set foot on the sand, let alone lay there and enjoy the waves. So that plan was completely washed out. As for the ice cream treats, we have been indulging on lovely flavors when we eat out but I was not finding an inspiration to make one at home. Until I found the kulfi molds.
Kulfi is a very popular Indian dessert prepared with evaporated milk, flavored as per choice and then frozen in the molds. It took me a year to find these molds! And as expected, Arvind instantly requested for a classic kulfi that’s rich and velvety. It’s his all time favorite guilty pleasure. I will certainly share that traditional kulfi with you eventually. As for today, it’s a healthy version of kulfi. One that you can even eat for breakfast, every day!
Keeping this month’s Foodhall theme - Health and Wellness, chia pudding with coconut milk, topped with blueberry thyme compote sounded like a perfect pleasure. But then Arvind gave me this idea to freeze the whole thing in the kulfi mold. Clever, I must say. It worked and we loved it. And we had kulfi for breakfast without any guilt! Topping it with some pan-roasted coconut flakes made it extra special.
Coconut Blueberry Chia Kulfi
Ingredients
- 2 cups coconut milk
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 2 tablespoons honey
- few sprigs of fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon gelatin powder
- ¼ cup dry coconut flakes
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix coconut milk with chia seeds and few fresh thyme leaves. Cover and let it rest for an hour. The seeds should swell up and form into a pudding consistency. You could also let it rest overnight.
- In a pan, drop the blueberries, ¼ cup water, few more thyme leaves and honey. Give it a mix and let it simmer for about 10 minutes. Sprinkle the gelatin powder and let it simmer for 5 more minutes. Once done, let it cool for a couple of minutes.
- For the kulfi, you could either make a layer of the compote followed by a layer of the chia coconut pudding or mix it together and pour in the mold.
- It’s important to make the mold stand straight while freezing. So use egg containers or tiny jars or tiny bottles, whatever you can find around the house. Once the molds are in the freezer for 30 minutes, take it out and put the sticks in the center of the mold. Put it back in the freezer and let it freeze for at least 4 hrs.
- To take the kulfi out of the mold, soak the mold in hot water for a few seconds, gently pull the sticks and the kulfi should come out clean.
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Priya
Scrolling through your blog I admire how wonderful each photo on your posts are with those lovely color composition, background and action shots!
Meeta
You know I have a bag of chia seeds in the pantry and just have not gotten around to using them. What an innovative idea to put them in Kulfi!
indugetscooking
Intriguing combination! And the pan roasted coconut is simply genius
Richa
I have to say that I absolutely love your blog! I've been visiting for a few weeks now, and everytime I do, I end up spending longer than I expected. Your stories and pictures are beautiful. This kulfi is such a rockstar recipe. I love adding chia seeds to my yogurt in the morning, and this is a perfect dessert for breakfast option.
Cygnet Kitchen
Wow, these look gorgeous, Kankana! I'm going to have to hunt down some of those moulds! I have never tried chia seeds before, but I keep seeing them used in such lovely recipes, I'm going to have to get some x
Pang {circahappy}
This has to be the most interesting/yummiest 'breakfast dessert' I've ever dreamt of!!! I've never had kulfi, but then when you described it as rich & velvety, I instantly want to try.
Kulfi mold makes it so festive. <3 <3 <3
angiesrecipes
I need one now! Chia, coconut and blueberry...a superfood party!
IshitaUnblogged
Looks gorgeous but can't digest the fact that my fav blogger too succumbed to these minuscule seeds by the name of chia! Et tu Kankana?
dixya | food, pleasu
i would love these for breakfast and snacks everyday if could...
Bina
These are sensational, Kankana!! Love the idea of coconut milk and chia seeds. I am just getting ready to post a mango kulfi but mine look nowhere as stunning as your kulfi 🙂
Rose Magpies Recipes
How unique K! Would love to try this! Where did you find Chia seeds though in Blore?! I have some basil seeds, maybe I can try with that 🙂