Bottle gourd halwa
Bottle gourd halwa

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Bottle gourd halwa is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Bottle gourd halwa is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

Doodhi halwa or lauki ka halwa is a dessert. A very nutritious dish as it contains lauki or bottle gourd, milk and dry fruits. Bottle Gourd halwa is a dessert made by many Indian households. As a popular traditional Indian mithai, dudhi ka halwa very easy to make and can be served warm, hot or cold.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have bottle gourd halwa using 12 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Bottle gourd halwa:
  1. Get 300 gms bottle gourd (grated)
  2. Take 350 gms milk
  3. Take 1/4 cup fresh milk cream(optional)
  4. Get 1/2 tbsp ghee
  5. Get 1/4 cup sugar
  6. Prepare Pinch cardamom(elaichi) powder
  7. Prepare Pinch nutmeg(jaiphal) powder
  8. Make ready Few Strands of Saffron(kesar)
  9. Get For Garnishing-
  10. Take as required Cashew
  11. Prepare as required Pistachios
  12. Take as required Raisin(kishmish)

This simple recipe calls only for seven ingredients, but it tastes awesome! Lauki halwa, bottle gourd halwa is a famous dessert prepared with bottle gourd. Quick video, step by step pictures. Lauki halwa is also commonly known as dudhi halwa.

Steps to make Bottle gourd halwa:
  1. Take ghee in a big wok(Kadai). Saute grated bottle gourd in ghee.
  2. In the meantime, take milk in another and let it boil. Reduce the flame to a minimum after one boil. Keep on stirring in between, so that milk doesn't stick at the bottom of the pot.
  3. When water in bottle gourd dries up completely, pour approximately 1/3rd of the milk into bottle gourd. Assuming that the milk has got one boil till then as mentioned in step 2.
  4. Keep on stirring in both the vessels. - Note: By doing these steps in parallel, the cooking time is reduced significantly. You can add the entire milk into bottle gourd at a time also.
  5. When the majority of milk has turned into mava (absorbed by bottle gourd), again add half of the remaining milk into bottle gourd.
  6. By repeating the same process, you add all the remaining milk into the bottle gourd. Add saffron.
  7. Saute till complete milk is absorbed. Add sugar at this stage. Also add fresh cream.
  8. Saute till halwa starts releasing ghee and halwa doesn't stick in wok (kadai).
  9. Take it off the stove. Mix cardamom powder and nutmeg powder. Garnish with cashew, pistachios and raisins. Bottle gourd halwa is ready.

Quick video, step by step pictures. Lauki halwa is also commonly known as dudhi halwa. Being a south Indian, I have not tasted or tried this before anytime anywhere. Lauki or bottlegourd halwa is a classic Indian dessert which is quick and easy to make. With just a few ingredients; sugar or jaggery, bottle gourd and ghee, decadent and rich halwa/halva is ready.

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