Lauki ki burfi (bottle gourd burfi)

Name: Lauki ki burfi (bottle gourd burfi)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 16 pieces
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups Bottle gourd grated; 200 g Mawa; 4 tbsp Ghee; 6 tbsp Sugar; 1 tbsp Cardamom powder -; as needed Dry fruits chopped (of your choice); 1-2 drop Food colour (optional); 1/2 tsp Rose essence(optional)

Priya Sahani 271995 @cook_9639481

Kolkata

Lauki ki burfi

Priya Sahani 271995 @cook_9639481

Kolkata

Lauki ki burfi

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Ingredients

30 min

16 pieces

2 cupsBottle gourd grated
200 gMawa
4 tbspGhee
6 tbspSugar
1 tbspCardamom powder -
as neededDry fruits chopped (of your choice)
1-2 dropFood colour (optional)
1/2 tspRose essence(optional)

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Steps

30 min

1

Heat ghee in a kadhai.
2

When ghee is hot enough add the grated lauki to it and fry it on medium flame till all the moisture evaporates.
3

When the lauki is fried, add sugar to it.
4

Cook it till it changes the colour
5

Now, add mawa to this mixture and cook this on low flame.
6

Cook till it leaves the sides of kadhai.
7

Now add cardamom powder, food colour and rose essence.
8

Switch off the flame and transfer the mixture into a greased tray. Add the chopped nuts to it and let it set for 2 hours.
9

After 2 hours, cut the burfi in desired shapes and serve it.