Dudhi Halwa / Bottlegourd Halwa

 Bottle gourd is known as Dudhi / Lauki in Hindi. Halwa with this watery vegetable was delicious. It tastes similar to the white pumpkin halwa. 

Requirements :

Grated bottlegourd – 1 cup

Sugar – ¼  cup

Ghee – 1 tbs

Milk – 3 tbs

Cardamon powder – a pinch

Green food color – a pinch ( optional )

Cashew or anyother nuts

Method :

Squeeze out the excess water out of the grated bottlegourd.

Melt ghee in a pan , add the bottlegourd and saute well.

When the raw smell of the bottlegourd leaves , add the milk and let it cook in the milk itself.

Now , add the sugar and mix well.

The sugar should melt fully and coated with the bottlegourd.

Add inthe cardamon powder and food color , give a quick stir and take off from flame. By this time the halwa won’t stick to the pan , that is the consistency.

Garnish with cashew and serve.

Bottlegourd Halwa is ready to serve.

Note :

Instead of milk , condensed milk can be added. 

If using condensed milk , add sugar according to the requirement.

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