One-Pot Lauki Halwa Recipe - Less Mess, More Flavour!
Lauki Halwa is one of those Indian desserts that turns a humble bottle gourd into something wonderfully rich and comforting. Made with grated lauki, milk, sugar, and crunchy nuts.
Ingredients
- 1 cup grated bottle gourd
- 2 cups full-fat milk
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 tbsp grated dry coconut
- 1 tbsp chopped almonds
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- 2-3 tbsp ghee
Instructions
- Heat ghee in a kadai and add the grated bottle gourd.
- Start sauteing them with a spatula until the raw smell is gone.
- It takes 3 to 4 minutes to remove the raw smell of bottle gourd completely.
- Now add the milk and heat it over a high flame until it comes to a boil.
- When the milk comes to a boil, turn the flame low and keep cooking until the milk thickens.
- Stir in between with a spatula so the bottle gourd doesn't stick to the bottom.
- It takes 10 to 12 minutes for the milk to reduce properly with the bottle gourd.
- Now add sugar and cook till the sugar dissolves.
- When the sugar dissolves, add grated coconut, almonds, and cardamom powder.
- Mix well and continue to cook until the ghee separates from the halwa.
- When the halwa starts releasing ghee from its sides, turn off the flame.
- Serve hot and garnish with your favorite nuts.
Notes
- Choose fresh lauki for better texture.
- Remove all excess water from the grated lauki.
- Cook the milk with lauki until it is reduced and fully absorbed.
- Along with almonds, add extra nuts.