Lauki Halwa (Indian Bottle Gourd Milk Pudding)
Quick answer
- Total time
- 45 min
- Level
- Medium
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 7
About this dish
Grated bottle gourd is sautéed in ghee, simmered down in milk, and finished with sugar and cardamom until it is thick as jam and holds the trail of a spatula.
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Only the firm white flesh goes in, with the soft seedy core scooped out, and the gourd is cooked until its water is driven off before any milk is added.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1
Peel the bottle gourd, remove the soft seedy center, and finely grate the firm white flesh.
- 2
Heat 20g of ghee in a pan, add the grated gourd, and sauté on medium heat for 7-8 minutes until moisture reduces.
- 3
Pour 400ml milk into the pan.
Bring to a boil, then simmer on low heat for 15 minutes, stirring until the milk thickens.
- 4
Add sugar and cardamom powder when the milk has mostly evaporated, and cook for another 5 minutes until it reaches a paste consistency.
- 5
In a separate pan, fry cashews and raisins in the remaining 10g ghee, then garnish the halwa and serve warm.
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