How much cooking time?

50 min — 10 min prep, 40 min cooking.

Dudhi Halwa Gujarati

Name: Dudhi Halwa Gujarati
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Gujarat Indian
Ingredients: 2piece Cardamom; 50g Ghee; 0.5g Saffron; 500g Bottle Gourd; salt; 100g sugar; 200g Milk

Bottle gourd halwa slow-cooked with milk, sugar, and ghee. Gujarati style — lighter than North Indian lauki halwa, with cardamom and saffron.

Time 50 min · Serves 8 · 132 kcal · Central Gujarat, Gujarat

Ingredients

Garnish

Cardamom — 2 piece (ground)

Main

Ghee — 50 g (whole)
Saffron — 0.5 g (ground)
Bottle Gourd — 500 g (chopped)
salt (optional) (whole)
sugar — 100 g (whole)
Milk — 200 g (whole)

Method

Peel and grate the bottle gourd (dudhi). Squeeze out excess water lightly.
Heat ghee in a heavy pan and saute the grated dudhi on low flame until the raw smell goes and it softens.
Add the milk and cook, stirring often, until the milk reduces and is absorbed by the dudhi.
Add sugar and saffron; the mixture will loosen again. Keep cooking and stirring until it thickens to a glossy halwa and ghee starts to separate.
Stir in cardamom powder. Garnish with nuts and serve warm.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Dudhi Halwa Gujarati?: 132 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 50 min — 10 min prep, 40 min cooking.

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