Doodhi Halwa

Name: Doodhi Halwa
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 bottle gourd (Lauki/Doodhi); 2 cup Milk; 1 cup Sugar; 3 tbsp Ghee; as needed Green food colour (optional); 1/4 cup Dry fruits like Almond, Pistachios, Cashew etc; 1 tsp Elaichi/cardamom powder; 3 tbsp fresh cream

Dipti Paleja @Diptis_Cookbook

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Doodhi(Lauki) Halwa does not take very long cooking and it is simple to make. Although you may do not much like bottle gourd in almost any other type, you must agree that this Halwa taste really delicious. Bottle gourd is abundant with vitamins, minerals, iron, protein and fiber. This Halwa is consumed throughout fasting.

Dipti Paleja @Diptis_Cookbook

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Ingredients

30 min.

2 servings

1 bottle gourd (Lauki/Doodhi)
2 cupMilk
1 cupSugar
3 tbspGhee
as neededGreen food colour (optional)
1/4 cupDry fruits like Almond, Pistachios, Cashew etc
1 tspElaichi/cardamom powder
3 tbspfresh cream

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Steps

30 min.

1

First wash, peel and grated bottle gourd.
2

In a pan boil Milk. While the Milk boiling, stir occasionally. The milk must reduce to 1 cup.
3

In a pan, heat 3 tbsp Ghee and add grated bottle gourd and saute it well till ghee began to separate from the Lauki.
4

Add Lauki in boiled milk and cook stirring constantly on medium flame.
5

The milk is absorbed add sugar and fresh cream.
6

Again continue to cook stirring constantly until the Halwa turns thick. Add Elaichi powder and green food color. Mix well and pour 1tsp ghee and cook for 2 min.
7

Garnish Doodhi Halwa with sliced dry fruits. Serve warm or chilled.