Lauki Halwa or Bottle Gourd Pudding
 
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Lauki Halwa is an Indian pudding-like dessert, where grated bottle gourd is cooked with dried fruits, clarified butter, sugar and milk.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • Grated lauki or bottle gourd: 2 cups
  • Ghee or clarified butter: 4 tbsp
  • Sliced almonds: 1 tbsp
  • Raisins: 1 tbsp
  • Sliced cashews: 1 tbsp
  • Milk: 2 cups
  • Sugar: ½ cup
  • Khoya: ¼ cup
Method
  1. Peel the bottle gourd or lauki, grate it and keep on paper towels so that the excess water gets soaked.
  2. Heat ghee or clarified butter and saute almonds, raisins and cashews till they just start to brown.
  3. Add the lauki and cook on medium heat by stirring it frequently.
  4. When most of the moisture dries up, pour the milk and keep stirring gently.
  5. Now add the sugar and khoya and stir it till it starts to thicken and becomes sticky. When you can see the oil oozing out on the sides, remove from heat and serve warm or cold.
Recipe by The Saffron Platter at https://thesaffronplatter.com/673-lauki-halwa-or-bottle-gourd-pudding.html