Lauki ka Halwa Recipe

Lauki ka Halwa Recipe

There are lots of vegetables cooked with Pure Ghee that can take a leading roles into a desserts, amazingly lauki (also called doodhi or ghiya) is one of them! While this delicious lauki ka halwa recipe is most had during the Navratri’s fast, Ramadan fast, or winter-time just like “Gajar ka halwa” this recipe is so simple that you’ll love making this any time of the year!

Lauki ka Halwa Recipe

Loki Ka Halwa

Servings – 4

Recipe shared by: Marium Hamid

Ingredients:

1. Lauki (Doodhi) (Sweet Gourd) finely grated – 4 cups
2. Milk – 1 cup/150 ml
3. Pure Ghee – 1/2 cup
4. Sweetened Condensed Milk – 1/2 tin/200 gm
5. Green Cardamom Powder – 1 tsp
6. Almonds – 5 chopped
7. Raisins – 1 tbsp
8. Cashewnuts – 5 chopped
9. Green Food Color – 1/4 tsp (Optional)

How to Make Pumpkin Halwa: English – Urdu Recipe

Method:

• Heat up ghee in a wok, add the cashew nuts, raisins and almonds and fry till golden brown, then add the grated lauki and sauté for a few minutes.
• Then add the milk and cook till the lauki is soft, mix in the green color and stir well.
• Now add sweetened condensed milk and stir continuously till the mixture is thick. Sprinkle the cardamom powder, mix well and remove from fire.
• Serve hot in winter time. Serve cold in summer time.