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Lauki Ka Halwa Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 600 grams lauki / bottle gourd / doodhi / ghiya
  • ¼ cup ghee / clarified butter
  • 5 cashew / kaju (halved)
  • 5 badam / almond (chopped)
  • 2 tbsp raisins / kishmish
  • ½ cup milk
  • ¾ cup sugar

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for khoya:

  • 1 tsp ghee / clarified butter
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ½ cup milk powder (full cream)
  • ¼ tsp cardamom powder

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Instructions

  1. firstly, heat ¼ cup ghee and roast 5 cashew, 5 badam and 2 tbsp raisins.
  2. roast the nuts to golden brown and keep aside.
  3. now add in grated lauki and saute for 5 minutes.
  4. saute till the lauki shrinks slightly and changes colour.
  5. add in ½ cup milk and mix well.
  6. cook for 10 minutes or till milk thickens and lauki gets cooked completely.
  7. further add in ¾ cup sugar and mix well.
  8. sugar melts and boil for 5 minutes or till it thickens.
  9. add in khoya into lauki mixture and mix well.
  10. keep stirring till the mixture thickens and forms a mass.
  11. add in roasted nuts and ¼ tsp cardamom powder. mix well.
  12. finally, transfer dudhi halwa / lauki halwa to a bowl and serve hot or chilled.

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Step-by-step

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firstly, peel the skin of lauki and grate leaving behind the seed.loki ka halwa
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now in a large kadai heat ¼ cup ghee and roast 5 cashew, 5 badam and 2 tbsp raisins.loki ka halwa
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roast the nuts to golden brown and keep aside.loki ka halwa
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now add in grated lauki and saute for 5 minutes.dudhi halwa recipe
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saute till the lauki shrinks slightly and changes colour.dudhi halwa recipe
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add in ½ cup milk and mix well.dudhi halwa recipe
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cook for 10 minutes or till milk thickens and lauki gets cooked completely.dudhi halwa recipe
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further add in ¾ cup sugar and mix well.dudhi halwa recipe
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sugar melts and boil for 5 minutes or till it thickens.dudhi halwa recipe
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meanwhile prepare khoya by heating 1 tsp ghee and ¼ cup milk.dudhi halwa recipe
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add in ½ cup milk powder and mix well.lauki ka halwa recipe
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break the lumps and mix till the mixture separates from the pan.lauki ka halwa recipe
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keep stirring till the mixture separates from the pan and instant khoya is ready.lauki ka halwa recipe
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add in prepared instant khoya into lauki mixture.lauki ka halwa recipe
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mix well breaking the khoya and combines well with lauki mixture.lauki ka halwa recipe
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keep stirring till the mixture thickens and forms a mass.lauki ka halwa recipe
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add in roasted nuts and ¼ tsp cardamom powder. mix well.lauki ka halwa recipe
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finally, transfer dudhi halwa / lauki ka halwa to a bowl and serve hot or chilled.lauki ka halwa recipe

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Notes

  • firstly, grate the lauki leaving behind the seeds. else dudhi halwa doesn’t taste good.
  • also, to reduce the cooking time, add condensed milk instead of sugar.
  • additionally, keep stirring lauki halwa and cook on le to medium flame else there are chances to burn from bottom.
  • finally, dudhi halwa or lauki ka halwa taste great when prepared with gheeand served hot.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/lauki-ka-halwa-recipe-dudhi-halwa/