Halwa Bottlegourd
Instructions
1. Peel and discard the seeds of bottle gourd. Grate the gourd.
2. Heat one tablespoon of ghee in a pan and fry the cashew nuts on a medium flame until they turn brown in colour.
3. Keep them aside and add the grated bottle gourd in the same pan.
4. Fry it until the raw smell goes stirring continuously.
5. Now pour in the milk and stir well. Let the doodhi cook on medium-high till the milk is nearly absorbed. Stir every once in a while.
6. Now add the sugar. Cook it for 7-8 minutes on a medium flame.
7. When the halwa becomes thick, add the remaining ghee and crushed cardamom.
8. Turn off the stove and serve it hot or chilled.
9. Serve hot garnished with Raisins, flaked almonds and pistachios. (I used a cherry also in the picture).
10. Bottle gourd halwa can be enjoyed warm with Vanilla ice-cream or chilled just a bit on its own. My version is quite gooey if you like it that way.
