Lauki ka Halwa Recipe: Many people make faces when they hear the name of gourd. You must have eaten its vegetable and raita many times, but have you ever eaten gourd pudding, if not, then definitely try it once. It is very tasty to eat and easy to make, as well as you can eat it on fasting days as well. By the way, gourd barfi is also eaten during the fast, but there is some difficulty in making it.
Today we are going to tell you the recipe of its pudding which is very easy. Whenever you have a craving to eat something sweet, you can make gourd pudding, it is also healthy, so let’s know how you can make delicious gourd pudding.
Lauki Halwa Recipe: Ingredients
Gourd – 1 kg
Powdered sugar – 300 grams
Cashew – 15 chopped
Almonds – 15 chopped
Mawa (khoya) – 250 grams
Full cream milk – 1 cup
Desi ghee – 50 grams
Cardamom – 5
Method
- To make gourd pudding, first wash it well and then peel it and cut it into big pieces.
- Now take out all its seeds, grate the gourd, and separate the water by pressing it with your hands.
- After this, take milk in a pan and add grated bottle gourd to it and let it cook, stirring occasionally.
- When the milk reduces completely and the pudding becomes thick, add powdered sugar to it and mix.
- Now put mawa in another pan on low heat and roast it until it turns brown.
- Now take out the mawa in a plate and keep it aside.
- Now cut dry fruits into small pieces and make powder of cardamom as well.
- Now heat ghee in a pan and add cooked bottle gourd to it and fry for 5 minutes while stirring well.
- When the bottle gourd is fried, add the prepared mawa, dry fruits and cook it.
- Now your pudding is ready, garnish it with chopped dry fruits and serve hot.
