When I was young I used to dislike Lauki or bottle gourd. My mother tried her best to explain its health benefits but it fell on deaf ears. This Diwali I amazed myself by making dessert or Burfi with bottle gourd.
Bottle Gourd or Lauki Burfi is a very healthy and tasty dessert. This recipe comes from Gujarati cuisine. This Burfi can be prepared for festival like Diwali or it can be eaten during the fast when grains are not eaten. It has fibre and protein and does not have too many calories like other desserts. It is quite easy to make. There are many ways of making this Burfi but I have tried to prepare it with a simpler and less time consuming method.
I prepared this for Diwali and it took me not more than two hours to prepare it and serve to guests. Once the guests tasted it their”Wow” was a complement it itself.
Ingredients:
2 cups peeled and grated lauki, ½ cup milk, 3 tbsp milk powder, 1 cup sugar, 1 ¼ cup khoya, ¼ tsp cardamom powder, 1 tbsp sunflower seeds, 1 tbsp melon seeds, 2 drops of green (cake icing) color
Method:
Roast grated lauki in a heavy non stick pan till all the water is evaporated and lauki turns soft. Now add milk and milk powder to this and keep stirring to avoid burning. Reduce flame to medium.
When all milk gets evaporated and milk powder blends well, add sugar and cook till mixture thickens.
Add khoya, melon and sunflower seeds and mix well.
Take out the mixture in a greased plate. Smoothen the top and sprinkle cardamom powder.
Refrigerate for one hour. Cut squares and serve.
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