Lauki halwa / dudhi halwa (bottle gourd halwa)

Name: Lauki halwa / dudhi halwa (bottle gourd halwa)
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Sugar – 1.5 cup (300 grams); Bottle Gourd – 1 kilogram; Mawa – 1 cup (optional); Fresh cream - 1/2 cup (optional); 1/4 cup Ghee –; 15 Cashew nuts –; 15 Almonds –; 4-5 Green Cardamom –; 10-15 Rasinis -; 1/2 cup Tooty frooty-

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Haryana

Lauki halwa / dudhi halwa (bottle gourd halwa)

Kaur Jass @cook_8351185

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Ingredients

30-35 mins.

4 servings

Sugar – 1.5 cup (300 grams)
BottleGourd – 1 kilogram
Mawa – 1 cup (optional)
Fresh cream - 1/2 cup (optional)
1/4 cupGhee –
15Cashew nuts –
15Almonds –
4-5Green Cardamom –
10-15Rasinis -
1/2 cupTooty frooty-

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Steps

30-35 mins.

1

Rinse the bottle gourd thoroughly and pat dry. Remove the stalk and peel the gourd.Now chop down the gourd in small chunks with 3 to 4 inch dimensions. Then grate the chunks manually or in a food processor leaving the seeds.
2

Finely chop the almonds and cashews for halwa.
3

Peel the green cardamom and make powder.
4

Heat a pan,put ghee & saute green cardamom
5

Now add grated lauki to it.
6

Now add dry fruits,tooti frooty & cover the lauki simmer on medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes or until it the gets tender.Check the lauki if it turned tender. Cook it more until the dry fruits mix well to it. So, now leave the pan uncovered and increase the flame to maximum. Keep stirring after every 1 to 2 minutes to prevent it from browning at base.
7

Add sugar & cream to lauki.
8

When the cream evaporates completely, add 1.5 cups of sugar to the pan and mix really well.The halwa gets watery after adding sugar. So, let the halwa simmer until the water evaporates completely.
9

The halwa gets watery after adding sugar. So, let the halwa simmer until the water evaporates completely.Do keep stirring the halwa after every 1 to 2 minutes else it will turn brown at the base.Meanwhile, let us roast the mawa for the halwa. But keep constant check on the halwa as well.To roast the mawa heat a pan and add crumbled mawa to it.Roast the mawa on medium-low flame until you see little change in the color. Keep stirring constantly.There is nice change in color.
10

Mix everything really well and cook the halwa for 1 to 2 more minutes.We have thoroughly cooked the halwa for 3 to 4 minutes on medium flame and the halwa is now done and ready.
11

Transfer the halwa to a serving bowl or plate. Garnish with some chopped dry fruits.Lip smacking and devouring lauki halwa is ready to serve.