Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Bottle gourd halwa/Dhoothi halwa

Ingredients:-


Bottle gourd-2 big
Jaggeri/brown sugar-half cup
Ghee-2tspn
Cardomom pwdr-1/2 tspn(5seeds)
Cashews, almonds, raisins for garnishing.


Directions:-


  • Heat ghee in the pan.
  • Add the nuts and raisins till golden brown.
  • Add bottle gourd chopped finely.
  • Cook bottle gourd for 10-15min with lid on at medium low flame. It oozes out its own water and cooks in it.
  • Let them turn puree. 
  • Add cardamom powder.
  • Now switch off and add jaggeri before it cool.
  • Jaggeri melts. 
  • For shaping your halwa as soon as jaggeri melts move the mixture into a flat serving dish. Let cool. Then cut according to your desired shape.
  • Serve.
  • Optional-You can substitute sugar for jaggeri. But this recipe is my favorite.
BON APPETITE:)

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