Description
Lauki halwa or bottle gourd halwa is a rich Indian dessert recipe made using fresh grated bottle gourd, milk, sugar and with a generous amount of ghee. Garnish with some chopped dry fruits. Here is how to make lauki ka halwa recipe at home.
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons ghee
- 2 cups bottle gourd (lauki), peeled and thick grated
- 1 cup full fat milk
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon cardamom powder
For Garnish
- 6–8 cashew nuts, chopped
- 6–8 almonds, chopped
- Rose petals
- Silver vark
Instructions
- Peel and grate the bottle gourd.
- Heat 2 tablespoons ghee in a heavy bottom kadai on medium flame.
- Add grated lauki and sauté until the moisture dries completely or the water evaporates.
- Stir it and cook for some time, so it doesn’t burn. It takes about for 7-8 minutes.
- Then add milk, bring it to boil and then put it on low flame. Stir continuously in between..
- When the milk dries and lauki starts separating from the edges of the kadai.
- Add cardamom powder and sugar.
- Keep stirring continuously.
- Cook further till reach the required consistency of halwa.
- Finally, add cashew nuts and almonds on top.
- Garnish it with some rose petals and silver vark (optional).
- Serve hot or chilled.
Notes
- Always, choose fresh and tender bottle gourd to make lauki ka halwa recipe.
- Before using taste a piece of bottle gourd, if it tastes bitter or sour then discard it.
- To remove the bitterness, you can squeeze the water completely to speed up the cooking.
- Grate the lauki leaving behind the seeds, else dudhi halwa doesn’t taste good.
- If required, adjust the sweetness by adding more sugar.
- Keep stirring lauki halwa on medium flame else there are chances to burn from bottom.
- Last, lauki ka halwa taste great when prepared with generous amount of ghee.
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: Indian
Keywords: Best Lauki ka halwa , dudhi halwa recipe, Lauki ka halwa recipe