We decided to take a break yesterday from all the tiring art and craft - my words not my daughters. I had a packet of Nestle's kulfi mix from some time back and I knew it was really easy to make kulfi with that. So we decided to make kulfi using the blue moulds that Samyuktha loves.
When I went through the instructions to make the kulfi, I realized that I was going to need a whole half litre of boiled and cooled milk. I was yet to boil the milk - so I realized Sammu was going to need entertainment while that happened. I also had a tin of Milkmaid, so we decided to make Chocolate Fudge as per the instructions on the pack as well as kulfi.
Sammu mixed all the ingredients for the fudge, milkmaid and cocoa powder and sugar and butter and maida - wow, one whole set of healthy ingredients ;-) before we put the heat on. Then I took over the stirring. It took just a few minutes of stirring for us to get to the 'ball' stage as it is called. We poured the mixture into a greased plate to cool so we could cut them into the neat squares shown on the pack. But I realized we were not going to get a hard set 'cake'. This was going to be a soft set, more like chocolate halwa. No problem, we were already licking the parts we could get - we shared the spoon and the whisk for leftovers as well. And then came the turn of the kulfi.
By this time, the milk was all boiled and cooled. I allowed Sammu to cut open the mix - she even stirred the powder into the milk and made an even mixture. We were meant to bring this mixture to a boil and then cool and pour it into moulds. But by this time, my son lost his patience. :-) Sammu completed the activity with her father.
Now the pista kulfi waits for me at home as does Sammu. She wants me to buy icecream sticks on the way back home today so she can put them into the kulfi and pull it out of the mould.
Today I think we will make regular paper boats - you know - the kappal and kathi kappal from our childhood. As well as cut out triangles and boat shaped color papers and stick them on chart for a more interesting activity - like this:
http://www.artsycraftsymom.com/2012/08/lets-go-sailin-craft-class-10.html
When I went through the instructions to make the kulfi, I realized that I was going to need a whole half litre of boiled and cooled milk. I was yet to boil the milk - so I realized Sammu was going to need entertainment while that happened. I also had a tin of Milkmaid, so we decided to make Chocolate Fudge as per the instructions on the pack as well as kulfi.
Sammu mixed all the ingredients for the fudge, milkmaid and cocoa powder and sugar and butter and maida - wow, one whole set of healthy ingredients ;-) before we put the heat on. Then I took over the stirring. It took just a few minutes of stirring for us to get to the 'ball' stage as it is called. We poured the mixture into a greased plate to cool so we could cut them into the neat squares shown on the pack. But I realized we were not going to get a hard set 'cake'. This was going to be a soft set, more like chocolate halwa. No problem, we were already licking the parts we could get - we shared the spoon and the whisk for leftovers as well. And then came the turn of the kulfi.
By this time, the milk was all boiled and cooled. I allowed Sammu to cut open the mix - she even stirred the powder into the milk and made an even mixture. We were meant to bring this mixture to a boil and then cool and pour it into moulds. But by this time, my son lost his patience. :-) Sammu completed the activity with her father.
Now the pista kulfi waits for me at home as does Sammu. She wants me to buy icecream sticks on the way back home today so she can put them into the kulfi and pull it out of the mould.
Today I think we will make regular paper boats - you know - the kappal and kathi kappal from our childhood. As well as cut out triangles and boat shaped color papers and stick them on chart for a more interesting activity - like this:
http://www.artsycraftsymom.com/2012/08/lets-go-sailin-craft-class-10.html
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