Sunday, December 30, 2007

DUDHI HALWA

Ingredients:
1 medium sized (1/2 Kg) bottle gourd (dudhi)
10 cashewnuts
10 pistachios
3 cups milk
3-4 tbsp pure ghee
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp green cardamom powder
10 raisins
Method:
Peel and wash bottle gourd, scrape out the seeds.Grate it finely.Chop cashewnuts and pistachios.Heat the milk and reduce to around two cups.Heat ghee in a pan, add the grated gourd and saute for five to seven minutes.Add reduced milk and cook, stirring continuously, till all the liquid content has evaporated. Add sugar and green cardamom powder. Mix thoroughly. Serve hot or cold, garnished with cashewnuts, raisins and pistachios.

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