Name: Bottlegourd Halwa recipe by Soma Pradhan at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 and ½ cup grated lauki; 2 and ½ cup milk; 1/3rd cup sugar; 4-5 strands of saffron; 4 cardamom crushed; 1 tbsp ghee; 1 tbsp chopped almond/cashew nuts and raisins

ABOUT Bottlegourd Halwa RECIPE

This kheer is extremely healthy. Why ? Because it has bottlegourd in it which helps reduce cholestrol. Hence, you can eat this kheer without the guilt of extra calories

Ingredients Serving: 4

1 and ½ cup grated lauki
2 and ½ cup milk
1/3rd cup sugar
4-5 strands of saffron
4 cardamom crushed
1 tbsp ghee
1 tbsp chopped almond/cashew nuts and raisins

Instructions

Heat ghee in pan. Add lauki and cook and for 5 minutes on low.
Add milk,saffron and cook lauki in milk till reduces to 1/3rd. Stir the milk at regulat intervals to prevent it sticking to bottom.
Add sugar,chopped dry fruits and crushed cardamom at this time and cook for 4-5 minutes more.
Switch off the flame and allow the mixture to cook.
Serve lauki ki kheer chilled.

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