Lauki is called with different names according to places - like doodhi/dhudhi,
bottle gourd, sorkai etc. Lauki ka halwa or dhudhi halwa is an
Indian dessert made from bottle gourd. Simplest of all, this dessert can be
prepared in a short time. So use seasonal veggies for your advantage.
As I know every family has their own fasting rules, and during
these fasting days you need to prepare food which is allowed during fasting.
Some families have lauki during fasting and some don’t. So if your fasting
rules include it, then treat yourself with this dessert.
This does not mean that you cannot make or eat this sweet at other
times. This is amongst my most favorite desserts, for two reasons- one it
is super tasty and two its healthier than most of the Indian sweets. If you haven’t
tried this one because you don’t like bottle gourd….you are seriously missing
out something!!
Bottle gourd is very versatile vegetable; few recipes which I make
often from lauki are lauki kofta, lauki chana dal curry, lauki paratha, lauki
ka raita or even use it to make lauki sabzi.
Step by step Lauki
Halwa recipe:
- Boil 3 cups of milk in a pan. Simmer the milk until you need it. Keep stirring the milk at regular interval.
- Wash peel and grate the bottle gourd using big shredder. Take 3-4 tbsp. ghee in a heavy bottom pan and heat it. Add 3 cups of grated lauki (bottle gourd). Fry for about 6-7 minutes on medium flame.
- Add the boiling milk from another pan to the lauki. Keep stirring till the water content of the milk evaporates. You can keep switching between low to medium flame as needed.
- Add ¾ cup sugar or as required and mix.
- Sugar will make the mixture a bit thin as sugar will release water. At this point you can add 2 drops of green food color. This is optional and I have not added it.
- Saute till the water dries completely. Add ½ tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder.
- Switch
off the stove and garnish
the halwa with blanched chopped pistachios and few fried cashews.
If
you are looking for more halwa recipes then do check atte ka halwa, aloo halwa,
suji halwa.
Lauki Halwa or dhudhi
halwa recipe below:
Lauki
Halwa- Indian dessert made from bottle gourd
AUTHOR:
Monali
RECIPE
TYPE: Dessert
CUISINE:
Indian
SERVES:
4
INGREDIENTS (measuring cup used, 1 cup=237
ml)
DIRECTION
TIPS
SERVING SUGGESTION
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