Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Bottle gourd Halwa

Ingredients:
Grated bottle gourd 2 cups
Sugar 1 cup
Milk 1 1/2 cup
Ghee 2 table
Cashewnuts 6
Elachi powder 1 tsp
Raisins 10
Method:
Peel and discard the seeds of the bottle gourd and grate it.
Fry cashewnuts and raisins in ghee and keep aside.
Fry bottle gourd in ghee until the water evaporates.
Add sugar and stir in between.
Add milk and cook for few minutes.
When it comes to halwa consistency add elachi powder and fried
cashewnuts and raisins.
at

6 comments:

  1. Ms.ChitchatDecember 7, 2010 at 7:56 PM

    One of my favourite halwa but never tried at home,recipe sounds quite simple,sure to give a try.

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  2. Jayanthy KumaranDecember 9, 2010 at 6:24 AM

    sounds interesting..perfect version..
    Tasty appetite

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  3. Kanchana RadhakrishnanDecember 10, 2010 at 6:40 AM

    Thanks for your lovely comment
    Chitchat.

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  4. Kanchana RadhakrishnanDecember 10, 2010 at 6:40 AM

    Thanks Jay.

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  5. Ushnish GhoshDecember 10, 2010 at 8:24 AM

    Dear Kanchana
    I like this recipe. We Make Payasa with bottle gourd, but never tried Halua. Looks intersting. Let me see all the recipes here.
    Have a nice weekend

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  6. Kanchana RadhakrishnanDecember 12, 2010 at 5:31 PM

    Thanks Ushnish Ghosh.

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