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Lauki ka Halwa | Dudhi Halwa

Lauki ka Halwa is a quick indian sweet made with bottlegourd, milk, sugar and ghee. Easy lauki ka halwa with step by step pictures and video. This halwa is also known as lauki halwa or dudhi halwa or bottlegourd halwa.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Servings2
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1 medium sized bottle gourd
  • 3 tablespoon ghee
  • 4 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • a pinch cardamom powder
  • 1 tablespoon chopped nuts (I used almonds and pistachios)

Instructions

  • Take a bottle gourd trim the edges, peel off the skin and chop into 3 pieces.
  • Grate it until you see the shite part. Discard the white part do not grate it, only the green part needs to be used. Grate it fully and set aside.
  • Boil milk and keep it ready. In a kadai add ghee.
  • Add grated lauki and saute for few mins until raw smell leaves. Then add boiled milk and let it get booked in low flame.
  • Once it is cooked and all the milk is absorbed add sugar.
  • Mix well the whole mixture turns gooey. Cook until its less sticky and comes together.
  • Add remaining ghee cook for a while until ghee oozes out at the sides.
  • Add cardamom powder and chopped nuts. Give a quick mix and switch off.
  • Serve Lauki Ka Halwa warm!

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Notes

  • It has many chances for milk to curdle but do not worry or panic. Just keep stirring the whey seperate from milk curdled will evaporate cooking, thickening the halwa simultaneously.
  • Slow cooking gives a rich mawa or khoya texture in the halwa , tastes great too.
  • Always choose yound tender bottlegourd while making halwa. As aged bottle may taste bitter. Always taste a portion before making using bottlegourd. If it tastes bitter then discard and try witha  fresh batch.
  • Sauteing bottlegourd in ghee not gives flavour to the veggie also gets rid of raw smell easily.
  • Always use full fat milk for halwa or any dessert to give richness.
  • Make sure to add sugar only after lauki gets cooked.
  • Use thick bottomed kadai.
  • Keeps well for 2 -3 days in room temperature.You can keep in fridge after that, warm it up before serving.
Nutrition Facts
Lauki ka Halwa | Dudhi Halwa
Amount Per Serving (75 g)
Calories 411 Calories from Fat 270
% Daily Value*
Fat 30g46%
Saturated Fat 17g106%
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 8g
Cholesterol 72mg24%
Sodium 48mg2%
Potassium 262mg7%
Carbohydrates 34g11%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 30g33%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin A 199IU4%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 174mg17%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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