Lauki Ka Halwa (Bottle gourd pudding)

Ingredients:

Bottle gourd ( Lauki) : 1 (around ½ kg)
Sugar : 1.5 cup

Milk : 4 cup

Pure (Desi) Ghee: 2tsp

Almond sliced: 8-9

Raisins : 8-10

Cashew sliced: 4-6

Desiccated Coconut: 2 Tsp

Green Cardamom powder: ½ Tsp

Method: Peal the bottle gourd and grate it. Heat the desi ghee in a non stick pan/ Kadahi. Add grated bottle goud into it. Stir it at medium to sim flame for 5 minutes. Add milk to it while stirring continuously. Stir it at medium to sim flame until it attains the consistency of Halwa. Add sugar to it , stir it and let sugar mix well. Add green cardamom powder. Add sliced almonds, sliced cashew & raisins. Garnish with desiccated coconut powder. Serve Hot.

*This halwa tastes exactly same as of Gajar ka Halwa ( Carrot pudding) without peach colour.. Kids normally don’t like Lauki but they definitely like it in this form, try at least once.

Note: Dry fruits are optional. Adding it enhance the taste of halwa. Khoya/Mawa can be added by reducing the quantity of mik to half and add Khoya/ Mawa when lauki is cooked/done in milk.

Preparation time: 10-15 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Serving sufficient for 6 persons