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Dudhi no halvo | doodhi halwa | lauki ka halwa | lauki halwa without khoya

Author Nehas Cook Book
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Indian sweets
Cuisine Indian
Servings 6

Ingredients
 

  • 500 grm grated dudhi/bottle gourd /lauki
  • 3 tbsp + 1 tbsp ghee
  • 500 ml milk
  • ½ cup fresh malai
  • ½ cup sugar - as per your taste
  • Pinch of green food color - optional
  • ¼ cup cashew pieces
  • ¼ cup almond pieces
  • 2 tbsp raisins
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder

Instructions

  • Peel and grate dudhi with a big hole grater.
  • Heat ghee in a pan, add grated lauki, and saute for 5 minutes or till moisture evaporate from it.
  • Meanwhile, in the pan, add milk and bring it to a boil.
  • Now add hot milk into lauki mixture and mix well.
  • Cover the lid and cook till the milk is absorbed into the lauki.
  • Add ½ cup malai and mix well. Cook halwa till malai is completely absorbed in it.
  • further, add in ½ cup sugar and a pinch of green food color. mix well.
  • sugar melts and boil for 5 minutes or till it thickens.
  • Meanwhile, heat ghee in a pan, and add cashew and almond. Roast for a minute. Then add raisins and roast them.
  • Add roasted dry fruit and khoya into lauki mixture and mix well.
  • keep stirring till the mixture thickens and forms a mass.
  • add in ½ tsp cardamom powder. mix well and cook till halwa leaves the sides of the pan.
  • dudhi halwa / lauki halwa is ready and served hot or chilled.

Notes

  • choose dudhi (bottle gourd) with medium thickness and slightly light green in color.
  • grate dudhi with a big hole grater.
  • sauté dudhi till its moisture evaporate and becomes slightly soft.
  • add hot milk into halwa.
  • fresh malai gives a creamy texture to halwa.
  • roast dry fruit in ghee gives a nice crunchy flavor to it.
  • cook halwa till it separate from the sides of the pan.