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Homemade Fresh Cream – How to make fresh cream

February 4, 2013 by Sharmilee J 81 Comments

Homemade Fresh Cream

Homemade Fresh Cream – Doesn’t that sound interesting? Once you get the hang of making homemade cream and butter at home then I am sure you will not go in for store bought ones.But I agree it takes time but the when you see the end product, it is all worth the wait.I have never got cream from shops whenever I make gravies that calls for cream like PB masala,paneer tikka masala , methi matar malai etc.And trust me add few tbsp of fresh for any gravy, it takes the gravy to a whole new level .

I have got amul fresh cream tetra packs twice for making strawberry and mango cheese cakes as homemade cream is not suitable and advisable for desserts like these and yes that’s a word of caution I tell in advance 🙂

Homemade Fresh Cream

Fresh Cream Recipe – Ingredients

Preparation Time : 2 hrs + collecting time | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Homemade | Recipe Cuisine: World

Milk

Method:

  1. Heat milk and boil for sometime say 3-5mins(depends on what type of milk you get).After the milk is boiled, let is sit aside for 30mins or few hours in the fridge so that thick malai gets collected at the top. Carefully take the malai with a spoon and collect it in a clean container else you can use a strainer to take the malai. I usually collect the malai whenever I boil milk so twice a day. The malai quantity depends on the type of milk you get.
    How to make fresh cream - Step1
  2. Keep collecting the malai in the same container and refrigerate it. Keep refrigerated and let it sit for atleast 1 day for your instant cream say if you need just few tbsps.Just whisk it well and Your cream is ready to use. But if you want it in bulk then keep collecting for atleast 10-15 days or till you think you have a fair amount of malai collected.
    How to make fresh cream - Step2
  3. After the container is full you can either make butter out of it else use it as cream as such. Just whisk it well using a hand whisk for few mins until its creamy without any lumps.You can also use a electric whisk to beat it.Your cream is ready for use.
    How to make fresh cream - Step3

So remember to collect your malai everytime you boil milk to make your batch of homemade fresh cream ok?! 🙂

Homemade Fresh Cream

My Notes:

  • This cream suits well for almost all savoury gravies/dishes which calls for fresh cream. Most of the gravies I posted here uses homemade fresh cream only.
  • Homemade freshcream is not suitable for any sweets/desserts like cheese cake etc. As it has a sour taste, it will not be suitable for desserts/sweets.
  • While using for savoury gravies the sourness doesnt get noticed and is perfect to give a restaurant taste.

Homemade Fresh Cream

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  1. Uma Ramanujam says

    February 4, 2013 at 9:48 am

    I was curiously looking for this post. As I am not getting fresh cream in nearby shops, I kept on postponing recipes which calls for this cream. Thanks sharmi. Useful post.

    Reply
  2. Prathima Rao says

    February 4, 2013 at 10:03 am

    Nice & creamy!! Mom makes this everyday too the same way..Nothing like creaminess in gravies from homemade malai!!! Very useful post Sharmi..!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

    Reply
  3. divi says

    February 4, 2013 at 10:04 am

    wow it looks great and a very useful one 😀

    Reply
  4. Vimitha Anand says

    February 4, 2013 at 10:15 am

    Thats a very useful post Sharmi. Thanks for sharing

    Reply
  5. Zareena says

    February 4, 2013 at 10:27 am

    My mom makes this often.She will collect the malai from milk and when the container is full she will whisk it to make cream or butter. If not butter then clarified butter.

    Reply
  6. Rossa A says

    February 4, 2013 at 10:35 am

    Love the fresh cream recipe sharmi! Love ur blog.

    Reply
  7. APARNARAJESHKUMAR says

    February 4, 2013 at 10:55 am

    Amma use to add the malai 🙂 some times i scolded her that she spoils the gravy 🙂 now i realised What it is 🙂 Wonderful post sharmi !

    Reply
  8. Rossa A says

    February 4, 2013 at 10:59 am

    Love fresh cream recipe sharmi! Ur recipes are really nice and easy to cook!

    Reply
  9. ShravsCookBookBlog says

    February 4, 2013 at 12:26 pm

    useful info 🙂

    Reply
  10. PT says

    February 4, 2013 at 12:44 pm

    nice post..

    Reply
  11. Veena Theagarajan says

    February 4, 2013 at 12:58 pm

    anything home made is super.. but this dangerous also (how to diet like this)
    http://great-secret-of-life.blogspot.com

    Reply
  12. Jayanthi Karthikeyan says

    February 4, 2013 at 1:00 pm

    very useful post.

    Reply
  13. RENU says

    February 4, 2013 at 1:46 pm

    super cream

    Reply
  14. Meena Selvakumaran says

    February 4, 2013 at 3:03 pm

    Very useful post.will start collecting

    Reply
  15. WeR SAHM says

    February 4, 2013 at 3:08 pm

    My mom always store the malai…one more tip- after boiling milk keep milk in refrigerator in 3 4 hours to cool down…you will get more thicker and fatty malai from it and milk will be healthy and low fat…

    Reply
  16. Arthy Suman says

    February 4, 2013 at 3:38 pm

    wow that's very useful tips…

    Reply
  17. Amuds says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:00 pm

    Useful post…
    http://Www.cookndine.blogspot.in

    Reply
    • Sams says

      March 21, 2020 at 3:19 am

      Can you then drink the remainder of the milk? Will it taste like normal milk after boiled ?

      Reply
      • Sharmilee J says

        April 30, 2020 at 6:23 am

        no no it will be sour in taste

        Reply
  18. Nabanita Das says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:04 pm

    Very useful post Dear… like to do it.Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  19. Vanamala Hebbar says

    February 4, 2013 at 5:35 pm

    My mom used to make it at home every 15days once …nice post

    Reply
  20. Nalini's Kitchen says

    February 4, 2013 at 6:36 pm

    Wonderful post,once I also tried with the whole milk came out nice,nothing beats the homemade one,nice click as always….

    Reply
  21. Sireesha Puppala says

    February 4, 2013 at 10:32 pm

    very useful post sharmi thanks a lot

    Reply
  22. Gauri says

    February 5, 2013 at 12:33 am

    This is such a handy post, I do get cream here regularly but its always good to know another option!

    Reply
  23. Gayathri Ramanan says

    February 5, 2013 at 5:38 am

    Interesting Recipe….

    Reply
  24. Premalatha Aravindhan says

    February 5, 2013 at 8:25 am

    wow amazing post,very useful…

    Reply
  25. tinku shaji says

    February 5, 2013 at 8:30 am

    My granma always does this and we have fresh cram always at home in stock
    http://dailychoresrecorded.blogspot.in/

    Reply
  26. RainbowColors says

    February 5, 2013 at 9:19 am

    Can you also explain how you make butter from this ?

    Reply
  27. Omakucchi says

    February 5, 2013 at 9:22 am

    How do you make butter from this cream ?

    Reply
  28. Omakucchi says

    February 5, 2013 at 9:22 am

    Great post ! Can you also explain how to do butter with this cream?

    Reply
  29. Sharmilee! :) says

    February 5, 2013 at 10:14 am

    Please check first line of this post(butter link) for the homemade butter post.

    Reply
  30. RAKS KITCHEN says

    February 5, 2013 at 10:26 am

    Very useful post, will be helpful to many for sure

    Reply
  31. M D says

    February 5, 2013 at 6:54 pm

    Love the fresh cream recipe Sharmi! Congrats on winning that hamper from BBC Good Food. Saw ur photo and ur recipe featured there. Congrats again!

    Reply
  32. Nivedhanams Sowmya says

    February 6, 2013 at 5:53 am

    very helpful post!!! quick question – why does this cream not work for the cheesecakes? I see you are cautioning, wanted to know the reason..
    Sowmya
    Ongoing Event – Tried and Tasted – Raks Kitchen
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    Reply
    • Sharmilee! :) says

      February 6, 2013 at 7:07 am

      Reg ur question : As we are storing for almost 15-20 days the cream is sour and the consistency is not as thick as the store bought ones so will not be suitable for cheesecakes.
      Note : Please remove backlinks while commenting as I have requested , hope you understand.

      Reply
  33. Bharathy says

    February 7, 2013 at 11:02 am

    I do it!! 😀

    Reply
  34. Bharathy says

    February 7, 2013 at 11:03 am

    yes.. we dont have to run around for cream esp when we make north indian gravies!!
    sadly this dint work to make mascarpone cheese 🙁 for tiramisu 🙁 had to buy amul fresh cream which faired well ..

    Reply
  35. Kalai Vani says

    February 13, 2013 at 3:32 am

    hi sharmi, you are doing a great job. Thanks for your wonderful work.
    Whenever I buy the cream from shop, I used to through at least half of the pack because of expiry date.
    So my worry is how long can we keep the home made fresh cream?

    Reply
    • Sharmilee! :) says

      February 13, 2013 at 4:56 am

      Already we are storing it for around 15-20 days so at the max upto a month we can refrigerate and store it…It will not get spoiled but the sour taste will be dominate when we keep for longer days.

      Reply
  36. Chanchal Pathak says

    December 16, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    if i use or collect homemade cream for cake is this good to use

    Reply
  37. BARNABAS M,B AMOOTI says

    December 18, 2013 at 3:30 pm

    IF homemade cream is not suitable for desserts then which one is and how can i make it? Otherwise thank you for the information and wish you a merry xmas and a prosperous new year. I am can now access home made fresh cream at zero transport fare. Barnabas

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      December 20, 2013 at 5:54 pm

      You should get readymade fresh cream for desserts as homemade cream gives a sour taste so its suitable for savoury dishes

      Reply
  38. anshka says

    April 25, 2014 at 5:12 pm

    Nice blog .can we use this home made fresh cream for icing cakes ?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      April 26, 2014 at 2:55 am

      No this will not be suitable for desserts as I've mentioned already

      Reply
  39. Prema Shanmugam says

    May 12, 2014 at 7:07 am

    Hi Sharmi.. I have a query on Homemade Fresh Cream.. Wanna know how many days we can store and use that Cream..

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      May 12, 2014 at 8:02 am

      You can use it for 2-3 weeks, but should be refrigerated

      Reply
  40. Manan Pandya says

    May 20, 2014 at 5:43 pm

    What is diffrent between fresh cream and cooking cream. And how to make cooking cream

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      May 22, 2014 at 10:27 am

      I am not sure of cooking cream….I have seen and used only fresh cream for cooking

      Reply
  41. Shalini Mahesh says

    June 6, 2014 at 6:17 pm

    hi sharmi… i have started collecting the cream… after couple of weeks the older cream in the box strarted truning pale pink and it gives kind of smell. Will that be good to cook. Approximately how long we can collect cream, and keep these creams in fridge.

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    • SHARMILEE J says

      June 10, 2014 at 12:50 pm

      Oh no I think it must have got spoiled…the color should be either cream or white….Start from fresh batch again….You can collect for 15-20 days

      Reply
  42. Zaib Tariq says

    June 30, 2014 at 11:36 am

    Please reply me as soon as possible.
    Can we use this cream for making ice cream?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      June 30, 2014 at 1:46 pm

      Yes I used this for making my custard powder icecream and it worked fine

      Reply
  43. Ishita Gupta says

    December 13, 2014 at 7:49 pm

    Thanks for the useful post. But for how long can we keep the cream Without reducing the flavour?

    Reply
  44. Jenny Jegan says

    March 8, 2015 at 1:42 am

    Thanks 4 d

    Reply
  45. vishnu vinothini says

    August 2, 2015 at 6:38 pm

    If the milk contains any sugar? Hw much of milk can v take daily? shal v use the same milk for 15 dayz ah? plzzzz mam publish a video fr dis nd jigarthanda

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      August 3, 2015 at 5:09 am

      No sugar….We are taking only the malai not milk…Jigarthanda making is quite a lengthy process, will try when I am at leisure 🙂

      Reply
  46. Unknown says

    November 3, 2015 at 10:46 pm

    Question- How many times can you boil the one batch of milk to collect the malai?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      November 4, 2015 at 3:33 am

      Boiling is only once

      Reply
  47. Spaul-Khan Flowers says

    November 4, 2015 at 7:15 pm

    thank you 😉

    Reply
  48. Unknown says

    November 26, 2015 at 7:57 am

    Hi, I noticed you said it tastes sour. I am wondering why that is? If you use fermented or curdled milk or lassi, then yes the cream would be sour, but cream from fresh milk should be very bland in taste. But I also see that you said you can collect it in the same container for up to 15 days… perhaps in that time period it ferments and becomes sour? If so, it shouldn't be sour on the first few days, and I know it isn't because eating the malai off the top of boiling milk was something I always did as a child when my mother boiled milk! Thanks.

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  49. SHARMILEE J says

    December 2, 2015 at 7:50 am

    I meant the collected malai after few days gives a sour taste, the fresh malai on the day we collect is bland in taste only as you say but when mixed with the already collected malai , it becomes sour.

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    • Unknown says

      December 2, 2015 at 8:33 am

      Ah I see, thanks for the clarification!

      Reply
  50. ananya says

    January 10, 2016 at 10:13 pm

    Can we use it any kind of soup preperation?

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      January 14, 2016 at 4:21 pm

      Yes you can use….

      Reply
  51. abi naya says

    February 10, 2016 at 12:12 pm

    can we use packet milk (aavin) to prepare the cream

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      February 11, 2016 at 2:52 pm

      Yes you can if malai forms

      Reply
  52. chitharanjanforever says

    April 11, 2016 at 4:41 pm

    What is the cream used for making butter chicken? Is the same homemade can be used.

    Reply
    • SHARMILEE J says

      April 20, 2016 at 2:26 am

      You can use homemade cream itself

      Reply
  53. Natsv says

    June 2, 2016 at 1:51 pm

    I think you can add powdered sugar and vanilla essence to make it sweeter can't you?

    Reply
    • rabiaazeb says

      May 20, 2017 at 4:31 pm

      Yes i m thinking same

      Reply
  54. Angel says

    March 26, 2017 at 4:33 pm

    Thank u so much for making my kitchen chores so easy in just one click ?????
    keep going . Stay blessed ?

    Reply
  55. Athira says

    June 29, 2017 at 1:08 pm

    Thanks for the recipe Sharmilee,Can i use this home made cream to make white pasta?

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      July 5, 2017 at 6:17 am

      yes you can

      Reply
  56. Naaz says

    July 14, 2017 at 9:34 pm

    I have a pkt of Amul fresh cream opened a mnth ago . Can I still use it? It is not smelling ..

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      July 16, 2017 at 7:37 am

      Kindly check the pack expiry details and then proceed….If its open I think for amul you should consume it within 2 weeks

      Reply
  57. rahul says

    August 7, 2017 at 1:44 pm

    Which milk (company) should I use to get more Malai to make cream?

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      August 17, 2017 at 5:53 am

      I use cows milk or sometimes aavin

      Reply
  58. lolee ofa says

    February 25, 2018 at 7:03 am

    please will this work for plain vanilla or strawberry icecream. or any icecream recipe calling for fresh cream for that matter…great job you are doing

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      March 9, 2018 at 8:33 pm

      no this works well only for gravies

      Reply
  59. Sally says

    May 17, 2018 at 10:17 am

    The malai collected is bitter in taste. Is it common or is it spoilt. Please let me know….

    Reply
    • Sharmilee J says

      May 22, 2018 at 5:51 am

      It shouldn’t be bitter as I have used this cream for many gravies and it was not at all bitter

      Reply

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