Lauki ka Halwa 

ingredients 

• 1 kg grated bottle gourd (lauki | dudhi )
• 1litre full cream milk | whole milk
• ½ cup fresh cream (optional)
• 1 ½ cup sugar or ¼ cup sugarfree natura granules
• 9- 10 fresh cardamoms crushed
• Chopped roasted dryfruits (almonds ,cashews, pistachios )
• 1 tablespoon ghee
• 1 pinch of kesar (saffron)

Instruction

Step 1: Heat ghee in a big pan and freshly grated lauki or bottle gourd to it.

Step 2: Sauté it for 3-4 minutes and add milk to it .

Step 3: Let the milk boil with grated lauki.

Step 4: When the halwa becomes little dry  add fresh cream and mix it nicely. Let it cook by stirring it occasionally.

Step 5: Now add sugar to it. Halwa become little watery after adding sugar .cook it until it becomes dry again

Step 6: Now add a pinch of kesar or saffron to it . stir it continuously 

Step 7: Mix it until ghee starts coming out of halwa. Remove halwa from flames and add cardamom powder roasted dryfruits to it.

Step 8: Let it cool down.  Refrigerate it to set nicely.

Step 9: Serve it chilled in summers and hot if you’re serving it in winters.