Name: Lauki Ka Halwa
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 2 kg lauki (bottle gourd), peeled and grated; 1 cup ghee; 1 kg full-fat milk; 1 cup sugar, adjust to taste; 1/2 tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder; 1/2 cup mixed dry fruits, almonds, pistachios, cashews; 1/2 cup khoya, for garnish

Healthy, hearty & homemade – Lauki ka Halwa like never before! 💚 Lauki ka Halwa Recipe

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Lauki Ka Halwa

Healthy, hearty & homemade, Lauki ka Halwa like never before!

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Cook40 min
Total40 min
DifficultyEasy
CourseDessert
CuisinePakistani

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Ingredients 7

4 servings

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2 kg lauki (bottle gourd) peeled and grated
1 cup ghee
1 kg full-fat milk
1 cup sugar adjust to taste
½ tsp cardamom (elaichi) powder
½ cup mixed dry fruits almonds, pistachios, cashews
½ cup khoya for garnish

Instructions 7

Prep the lauki: peel and grate 2 kg lauki. Squeeze out excess water if it feels too wet.
Cook lauki: heat 1 cup ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan. Add the grated lauki and cook on medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it turns soft and translucent.
Add milk: pour in 1 kg milk. Cook on medium flame until the milk fully reduces and the mixture thickens, stirring frequently to prevent sticking.
Add dry fruits: in a separate pan, lightly roast the dry fruits in a teaspoon of ghee. Add them to the lauki-milk mixture and cook for 5 more minutes.
Sweeten: add 1 cup sugar and mix well. Continue cooking on medium flame for about 20 minutes, or until the ghee starts to separate from the sides.
Flavor: sprinkle cardamom powder and mix well.
Garnish & serve: garnish with crumbled khoya and a few slivers of dry fruits. Serve warm!