Ingredients
Lauki/Gourd – 1no (medium)
Ghee – 2 tbsp
Milk full cream – 1lt
Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp
Sugar – 4tbsp
Khoya grated – 1/2 cup
Nuts chopped – handful
Method:
Peel the lauki and cut it into ling chunks, remove the soft centre part that has seeds and discard them. Heat a pan and add desi ghee. Quickly thickly grate the lauki and immediately put in a pan to start cooking on slow heat. Cook for 5 mins. Add milk and cardamom powder and bring to a boil. On low heat cook for 10mins. Add sugar and cook again. Once it has reduced sufficiently add grated khoya and stir for 5 mins or till the halwa thickens up. Add chopped nuts. Remove and serve hot.