Recipe - Doodhi Ka Halwa Is Perfect For Your Guests On Holi

In the days of fasting, you do want to eat interesting food that isn’t just sabudana. Make this easy bottle gourd pudding, also known as the popular lauki ka halwa. Sweet in taste and easy to make, everybody enjoys eating it so don’t hesitate to make it!

Ingredients

250g bottle gourd (lauki)
2 tbsps ghee
90g sugar
250ml milk
50g mawa
1/4 tsp cardamom powder
1 tbsp roasted almonds
Handful of cashew nuts

Method

- Grate the bottle gourd and place in a bowl.

- Heat ghee in a pan.

- Add the bottle gourd and keep stirring constantly till it isn’t watery.

- Add milk and keep stirring until it becomes pasty.

- Add sugar, cardamom powder and mawa and fry for 10 minutes.

- Lastly, add roasted almonds and cashew nuts on top and take off the gas. Serve hot.