Mum’s Kulfi: from home kitchen to restaurants across Malaysia

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67-year-old Sunita Bhutani’s homemade recipe of the traditional Indian ice cream has grown into a thriving family business.   To place your orders, contact 014-710 9288.   Written & presented by: Theevya Ragu  Shot by: Moganraj Villavan  Edited by: Maheshan Morgan   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2025/09/25/familys-sweet-eight-year-legacy-of-mums-kulfi    Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTLifestyle #MumsKulfi #SunitaBhutani #RahulDhirBhutani #homemade #recipe

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00:00Have you ever spotted one of these freezers in an Indian restaurant?

00:04Inside, you'll find all kinds of kulfi, the beloved Indian ice cream.

00:15What started as a humble family business eight years ago

00:19is today Malaysia's first and only musti and halal certified kulfi maker.

00:25Mum's Kulfi now serves its creamy treats in establishments all across the country.

00:32At the heart of Mum's Kulfi is the 40-year-old recipe belonging to Rahul Dhir Bhutani's mother, 67-year-old Sunita Bhutani.

00:42Mum's Kulfi started with the old couple going to a restaurant for lunch, having a fight,

00:47and then her trying to make it up to him by making her old-school kulfi ice cream.

00:52When my dad had it, Mum and Dad, when my dad had the ice cream, he's like,

00:56you know, you should make this and sell this in the market.

00:58Nobody has kulfi's in the restaurants over here, we don't know why.

01:01And she took it to heart and she went ahead with the first flavor, which I was just mentioning, almond.

01:07And no sticker, no branding, just in a plastic cup.

01:10Went to the first banana leaf behind the house, which was, if we can mention it,

01:14it's Achakari House, our first customer, who are now in SS2.

01:17But prior to SS2, they used to be in Bukit Gassing, which is where we are from.

01:22And they were our first supporters, Mum's first supporters.

01:24And they said, of course, Auntie, gave her full respect, gave her full love,

01:28and started buying, and it has moved from there.

01:30So that actually happened in 2016.

01:33As one of the pioneer kulfi makers in the country,

01:36they moved from a home kitchen to a proper operating facility during the pandemic.

01:41And from traditional flavors like almond, pistachio, mango, and saffron,

01:47they expanded to include pandan gula melaka, salted caramel, Oreo Hershey, and more.

01:54We gave it a try, and it's absolutely delicious.

01:58So creamy.

02:00But what makes kulfi unique?

02:02So unlike a gelato, which is whipped to incorporate air,

02:07to make it light and creamy,

02:09a kulfi is just stirred constantly

02:11to not have any presence of air,

02:13so it becomes dense and thick.

02:16A litmus test for kulfi, you can cut it with a knife,

02:20whereas a gelato or a regular dairy ice cream can be scooped.

02:25A kulfi ice cream cannot be scooped,

02:26because you'll break the scooper,

02:28but the thing won't break because it's so dense,

02:30zero water and zero air.

02:32Always innovating, Rahul claims they are the first in the world

02:35to serve kulfi in a kalipo-style tube.

02:39For a more traditional experience,

02:41customers can also enjoy them in these matka pots,

02:44which help keep them cold.

02:46Mums' kulfi can be found in numerous restaurants,

02:48including Bayleaf Kitchen,

02:51Kanna Curry House,

02:52Anjapur,

02:53India Gate,

02:54Sarawana Bhavan,

02:55and Kare Kudi in Penang.

02:56And this was a strategic choice.

02:59There are a lot of people like ourselves,

03:00mom and pop stores,

03:01which open up restaurants or open up cafes

03:03or open up ice cream parlors or open up dessert spaces,

03:06and all the eggs go into one basket,

03:08and they're limited within that confines

03:10on how to bring people in.

03:12Whereas we felt that, you know,

03:14the Indian market in this industry is humongous,

03:17but very humble,

03:18very humble,

03:19because the minute you see an ice cream wrapping somewhere

03:21lying on the side of a bridge,

03:22you feel bad that they didn't throw in the garbage,

03:24but then you feel like,

03:25yes,

03:26it's good to see an ice cream wrapping finished.

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