Dudhi/Lauki/Bottle Gourd Halwa

Ingredients
serves 3-4

1 big bottle gourd /dudhi , peeled and grated
3 tablespoons milk powder
3/4 th cup milk
1 cup sugar
5-6 tablespoons ghee
dried fruits of choice
3-4 cardamom pods , powdered

Method

• In a non Stick pan add 2 tablespoons ghee.
• Add the dry fruits and fry until golden brown.
• Remove onto a plate, add another tablespoon of ghee.
• Fry the grated dudhi for 2-3 minutes.
• Add milk and cook dudhi until soft. this may take about 5-6 minutes. After the dudhi is soft, add sugar and cook until the halwa becomes thick.
• Adding sugar makes the halwa watery and this is normal
• Cook until all the water has evaporated.
• Make a well in between and add 3-4 tablespoons of ghee.
• Add the milk powder and mix with ghee.
• Now mix it all together and cook until the ghee separates.
• Add fried nuts and serve hot or warm.