Bottle gourd barfi

Name: Bottle gourd barfi
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 800 grams or 4 cups Lauki (bottle gourd or dudhi); 2 + 2 tablespoons Ghee (clarified butter); 2 1/2 cups Milk; 150 grams or 1 cup khoya grated or crumbled; 3/4 cup Sugar; 1/4 teaspoon Green cardamom seeds powder; 1/4 cup Cashew nuts chopped; 1 teaspoon Rose water; 1/4 cup Almonds, chopped

Gunjan's Kitchen @Gunjan1997

Mumbai

A Healthy and tasty bottle gourd barfi recipe is here just try it for an amazing and delicious taste.
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Gunjan's Kitchen @Gunjan1997

Mumbai

A Healthy and tasty bottle gourd barfi recipe is here just try it for an amazing and delicious taste.
#ga4
#GA4
#week21

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Ingredients

1 hour

6 servings

800 grams or 4 cups Lauki (bottle gourd or dudhi)
2 + 2 tablespoons Ghee (clarified butter)
2 1/2 cupsMilk
150 grams or 1 cup khoya grated or crumbled
3/4 cupSugar
1/4 teaspoonGreen cardamom seeds powder
1/4 cupCashew nuts chopped
1 teaspoonRose water
1/4 cupAlmonds, chopped

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Steps

1 hour

1

Preparation: Grease the tray or thali using ghee and keep it aside.
2

Peel the bottle gourd, scoop out the center soft part with seeds and grate it. For grating purposes use a box grater or food processor.
3

Making Lauki Barfi Recipe:
Heat the 2 tablespoons of ghee in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add grated lauki and saute till it is soft and moisture-free.
4

Then add milk and simmer till all the milk is evaporated and the mixture becomes almost dry and thick.
5

Now mix in remaining ghee and cook for a minute.
6

Then add khoya, mix, and cook till it is melted and incorporated well.
7

Now mix in sugar and cardamom powder. As sugar melts, the mixture becomes thin and runny, continue stirring and cooking till it becomes thick and leave the sides of the pan.
8

This time turn off the stove and mix in chopped cashews and rose water.
9

Pour the mixture into a greased tray and spread out evenly.
10

Sprinkle sliced almonds and slightly press so it sticks to the burfi mixture.
11

Cover and let it sit for few hours in the fridge, then cut into square pieces using greased, sharp knife. serve delicious barfi.
12

You can cut the barfi in any shape you want.