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Lauki Halwa Recipe I How To Make Doodhi Halwa

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Lauki  halwa- Delicious Bottle gourd and milk pudding

lauki halwa is a very popular summer dessert . It is quite simple to make ,grated bottle gourd is simmered in milk and when it become soft then sugar and nuts are added and coked till it thickens and become like a soft lump.

For making lauki halwa try to choose small fresh tender lauki as it won’t have hard seeds. The big ripe mature lauki often have hard seeds and the taste is also not that sweet. If still there are seeds in the bottle gourd then remove them before grating. Try to grate the lauki when you are ready to cook the  halwa else the grated lauki will oxidize and become blackish in colour.

Use full fat or double cream milk for making this dessert as it gives a nice texture and taste to the halwa. Addition of nuts is totally optional. You can adjust the quantity of nuts and cardamom powder.

If you want to reduce the cooking time then use half quantity of milk and add some khoya to make it thick and creamy.

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Lauki ka Halwa I Doodhi ka Halwa

Delicious Indian dessert made with bottle gourd and milk
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Desserts/Sweets/Mithai, festival recipe
Cuisine: Indian Cuisine
Keyword: doodhi, Halwa, lauki halwa
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 450kcal
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 500 gm Bottle gourd/Lauki /Doodhi approx.3 cup
  • 2 cup Whole Milk / Doodh
  • 1 cup Khoya/Mawa/solidified milk
  • 1 cup Sugar / Chini
  • 5 tbsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee
  • 15 Cashew Nuts / Kaju
  • 1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder / Elaichi Powder
  • 2 tsp Rose Water / Gulab Jal

Instructions

  • Peel and grate bottle gourd (grate it just before making the halwa, else it will change its color and become slightly black)
  • Heat 3 tbls ghee in a pan,fry cashews and keep aside, then add grated lauki and saute on medium flame for 2 minutes.
  • Add hot milk and keep stirring till it reduces and become thick.
  • Now add sugar and let it cook ,till it reduces.
  • Add khoya ,2 tbls ghee ,cashews and cardamom powder.and keep stirring.
  • When become thick ,add rose water.
  • Mix and serve – hot or cold.

Notes

NOTE –
*If you don’t want to add khoya then add 3 tbs of milk powder at step 5 OR use 1cup full cream milk and 1 cup evaporated milk.

Nutrition

Calories: 450kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 152mg | Potassium: 272mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 640IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 158mg | Iron: 1mg

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  13. R.Punitha

    Hi Maayeka ,

    Lauki ka Halwa looks delicious!!!

    That green colour impress me a lot…

    Keep on Maayeka :))

  23. Satya

    halwa looks divine..in my school days my friends mother used to make this …i love this

  27. meena

    yummy. i also made dudhi ka halwa but anjana i realised if i add more milk it tends to get very soft and doesnt gather in middle

    ur halwa looks real tempting one with kaju, i made it simple and as ilove khus khus i added that only at top