Sweet Creamy dessert with Bottle Gourd

sweet dessert bottle gourd
This delicious sweet dessert or halwa is made with the vegetable, bottle gourd. It is a creamy flavourful dessert that can be served hot after any meal or as a snack. 

1/2 tin condensed milk
1/2 cup ghee
1 cup milk
5 chopped cashew nuts
1 tbsp raisins
5 chopped almonds
4 cups grated bottle gourd or lauki
1/4 tsp green food colouring
1 tsp cardamom powder

Heat the ghee in a pan, and add the nuts and raisins and fry till it is golden brown. Add the peeled and grated bottle gourd and sauté for 5 to 6 minutes. 

Add the milk and cook till the bottle gourd is soft and mix the food colouring and stir well. Add the sweetened condensed milk and stir until the mixture is thick. Sprinkle the cardamom powder and mix well. Remove from heat and serve hot after five minutes. 
sweet dessert bottle gourd
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13 comments:

  1. Thanks very much for sharing your Sweet Creamy dessert with Bottle Gourd recipe. It looks easy to make and like that it can be served hot after any meal, or as a snack.

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  2. thanks for introducing this new dish.

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  3. Looks interesting. Thanks for sharing!

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  4. Definitely something I'd love to try!

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  5. This is definitely a unique recipe. I think my family would enjoy this as dessert.

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  6. Looks interesting! I didn't think I'd enjoy lassi until I actually tried it in a restaurant. And I loved it. Being willing to try new things is a good thing :)

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  7. That looks beautiful! I've never heard about bottle gourd before reading this recipe!

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  8. Looks good . I have never heard of it before.

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  9. Well this is something I've never had before thanks for sharing !

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  10. I've never heard of this dessert before - I'd like to try it!

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  11. Ive never heard of the gourd before, it sounds interesting tho!

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  12. I would love to try this. I love trying new things and it seems like this has a little "Indian" food vibe and I just LOVE Indian Food!

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  13. I'm not familiar with bottle gourd or this dessert, but I'd like to try them. Thanks for the recipe.

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