Bottle gourd halwa

Name: Bottle gourd halwa
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300 gms bottle gourd (grated); 350 gms milk; 1/4 cup fresh milk cream(optional); 1/2 tbsp ghee; 1/4 cup sugar; Pinch cardamom(elaichi) powder; Pinch nutmeg(jaiphal) powder; Few Strands of Saffron(kesar); For Garnishing-; as required Cashew; as required Pistachios; as required Raisin(kishmish)

Kinnari Kotak @cook_21118759

Gandhinagar, Gujarat

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Kinnari Kotak @cook_21118759

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Ingredients

4 servings

300 gmsbottle gourd (grated)
350 gmsmilk
1/4 cupfresh milk cream(optional)
1/2 tbspghee
1/4 cupsugar
Pinchcardamom(elaichi) powder
Pinchnutmeg(jaiphal) powder
FewStrands of Saffron(kesar)
ForGarnishing-
as requiredCashew
as requiredPistachios
as requiredRaisin(kishmish)

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Steps

1

Take ghee in a big wok(Kadai). Saute grated bottle gourd in ghee.
2

In the meantime, take milk in another and let it boil. Reduce the flame to a minimum after one boil. Keep on stirring in between, so that milk doesn't stick at the bottom of the pot.
3

When water in bottle gourd dries up completely, pour approximately 1/3rd of the milk into bottle gourd. Assuming that the milk has got one boil till then as mentioned in step 2.
4

Keep on stirring in both the vessels.
Note: By doing these steps in parallel, the cooking time is reduced significantly. You can add the entire milk into bottle gourd at a time also.
5

When the majority of milk has turned into mava (absorbed by bottle gourd), again add half of the remaining milk into bottle gourd.
6

By repeating the same process, you add all the remaining milk into the bottle gourd. Add saffron.
7

Saute till complete milk is absorbed. Add sugar at this stage. Also add fresh cream.
8

Saute till halwa starts releasing ghee and halwa doesn't stick in wok (kadai).
9

Take it off the stove. Mix cardamom powder and nutmeg powder. Garnish with cashew, pistachios and raisins. Bottle gourd halwa is ready.