Dry Fruits Halwa

Ingredients

• 200 gms bottle gourd (doodhi / lauki)
• 200 gms mava (khoya)
• 150 gms sugar
• 8 to 10 cherries
• 2 tsp angelica
• 4 sliced almonds (badam)
• 2 tbsp raisins (kismis)
• 4 chopped walnuts (akhrot)
• a few drops of yellow colour
• 1 tbsp chirongi nuts (charoli)
• 2 tsp poppy seeds (khus-khus)
• 1 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder
• 1/4 tsp saffron (kesar) strands
• 10 to 12 cashewnuts (kaju)
• 1 tbsp ghee
• 2 edible silver leaf (vark)

Instruction

Step 1: Boil the grated bottle gourd in 1/4 cup of water and remove from the water.

Step 2: Heat 75 ml of water in a deep pan, add the sugar, mix well and boil till the mixture becomes a thick syrup.

Step 3: Add the saffron, dry fruits, mava and the cooked doodhi and colour and mix well.

Step 4: Cook till all the water is absorbed.

Step 5: Spread this halwa in a thali and garnish with silver foil.

Step 6: Serve into desired shape pieces.