Lauki ka Halwa

Lauki ka Halwa

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INGREDIENTS

3 to 3.5 cups grated bottle gourd or lauki or dudhi
500 ml milk, which has been already boiled before
7 tbsp sugar - if you wish increase to 8 tbsp for a very sweet taste
3-4 tbsp ghee/clarified butter
4-5 cardamoms, powdered or crushed
½ cup chopped almonds and cashews

INSTRUCTIONS

• In a kadai or deep pan combine milk and grated lauki or bottle gourd.
• Bring the whole mixture to a boil and then lower the flame. 
• Simmer the mixture on a low flame and keep on stirring in between.
• The bottle gourd will cook in the milk and the milk will start to reduce and evaporate.
• When the milk has 75% reduced, add crushed cardamom, chopped almonds and cashew nuts to the mixture.
• Add ghee when the all the milk has evaporated.
• Mix the ghee with the rest of the mixture and cook for a minute
• Lastly add the sugar and mix it with the halwa.
• The sugar will melt and the halwa becomes a little liquidy.
• Cook the lauki halwa for a few minutes. Do keep on stirring the lauki halwa.
• When you know by looking at the lauki halwa that the consistency is just right, switch off the burner.
• Serve lauki halwa hot or you can also serve the lauki halwa cold.

Source: vegrecipesofindia
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