Bottle gourd (Lauki) halwa

Name: Bottle gourd (Lauki) halwa
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 medium lauki; to taste Sugar; 3-4 tbsp desi ghee; 1 cup full cream milk; (Mawa can be used); 1/2 tsp cardamom powder; As needed Some chopped dry fruits; (cashews,pistachios raisins,almonds)

DrAnupama Johri @cook_13992128

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Bottle gourd is a healthy ingredient for fasting.It is one of the lightest vegetable which has 90% water and nutrients. Many dishes can be prepared easily with bottle gourd. It's Halwa/lauj is also an easy and delicious recipe .

DrAnupama Johri @cook_13992128

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Ingredients

1medium lauki
to tasteSugar
3-4 tbspdesi ghee
1 cupfull cream milk
(Mawa can be used)
1/2 tspcardamom powder
As neededSome chopped dry fruits
(cashews,pistachios raisins,almonds)

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Steps

1

Peel and wash lauki and grate.Skip middle part of it.
2

Heat a non-stick pan.add ghee and roast dry fruits lightly and take out in a plate. Now add grated bottle gourd and cook on low heat. Stir continuously. place the lid for 3-4mi minutes to cook it perfectly.
3

When it cooks completely and dries it's water then add milk. Stir until it dissolves in Lauki.
4

Now add sugar. Mix well.add cardamom powder and some dry fruits.cook for few minutes or until halwa gets light thick.
5

Now add some ghee. Stir continuously for 2 -3 minutes. Switch off the flame. Delicious bottle gourd halwa is ready.
6

Garnish with dry fruits and serve.