Parwal ki mithai (pointed Gourd sweet)

Name: Parwal ki mithai (pointed Gourd sweet)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 Gm(14-15)Pointed gourd (Parval); 300 Gm sugar; 2 cups water; For stuffing; 250 Gm khoya (Mava); 100 Gram sugar powder; 15 almond fine chopped; 1 tablespoon Pistachios Chopped; 8 Cardamom (Pods /Seeds), peel and grind

SweetySanjay Tayal @cook_7791810

Parwal Sweets is commonly made in North India . Perfect sweets for summer.

SweetySanjay Tayal @cook_7791810

Parwal Sweets is commonly made in North India . Perfect sweets for summer.

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Ingredients

500Gm(14-15)Pointed gourd (Parval)
300 Gmsugar
2 cupswater
For stuffing
250 Gmkhoya (Mava)
100 Gramsugar powder
15almond fine chopped
1 tablespoonPistachios Chopped
8Cardamom (Pods /Seeds), peel and grind

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Steps

1

Wash and peel the parwal
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Heat some water in a pan and when the water starts to boil, put parwals in it. Let them boil for about 3-4 minutes and then turn off the heat. Cover the pan with a lid and set it aside for half an hour.
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3. After half an hour, strain the water entirely from the parwals.
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Cut them from the centre lengthwise. Take out the seeds carefully from the parwals.
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In an another pan add water and sugar and let it boil until it forms a syrup. Stir in continuously so that the sugar gets dissolved in the water properly.
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Put all the parwal in this syrup and let it for 1 hour in the syrup. Let them get sweet.
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The next step is to prepare the filling. Put khoya in a deep pan and roast it on a medium flame till it turns light brown in colour. Let it cool down.
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Now Add chopped almonds, pistachios,cardamom and sugar into the roasted khoya. Now filling is ready for stuffing
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Take out the parwal from the syrup and put them on a plate. Tilt the plate so that any excess syrup drip off from the parwal.
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10. Now stuff each parwal with the filling and press the filling with light hands so it settles down inside the parwal. Put pistachios
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Parwal sweets is ready to be serve.