Lauki ka Halwa

Name: Lauki ka Halwa
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 1 kg bottle gourd (lauki), peeled, seeds removed, grated; 3 tbsp ghee; 2 cups milk; ¾ cup (150 g) sugar; ½ cup (50 g) milk powder (optional, makes it richer); ½ tsp green cardamom powder; Chopped pistachios and almonds, to top

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Time: 50 min
Serves: 6

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Ingredients

1 kg bottle gourd (lauki), peeled, seeds removed, grated
3 tbsp ghee
2 cups milk
¾ cup (150 g) sugar
½ cup (50 g) milk powder (optional, makes it richer)
½ tsp green cardamom powder
Chopped pistachios and almonds, to top

Missing something?

No bottle gourd? Use tori or zucchini.
No milk? Use milk powder mixed with water, or diluted tinned milk.
No sugar? Use jaggery (gur) or honey, added gradually.
No butter? Use ghee or oil.

Method

Squeeze a little of the water out of the grated lauki.
Heat the ghee and cook the lauki on medium heat for 8–10 minutes, stirring, until it softens and the raw smell goes.
Add the milk and cook on medium heat for 20–25 minutes, stirring often, until it is almost absorbed.
Add the sugar (it will turn watery again) and cook for 8–10 minutes until thick and glossy. Stir in the milk powder and cardamom.
Top with nuts and serve warm or cold.

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