Bottlegourd Halwa

Description

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Bottlegourd (vegetable, the link would help) sauted in ghee and mixed with khoa, sugar and condiments

http://www.seedsofindia.com/ed_gourds.htm

Ingredients
3 cup Grated bottlegourd
1 cup Sweetened khoa
.33 cup Sugar(1/3 cup)
6 tsp Ghee
½ tsp Cardamom crushed
9 drop Green food colour
Choice of nuts

Instructions

Saute the grated bottlegourd in a pan adding ghee. Crumble khoa so that there is no lumps. Once the veggie becomes tender and loses all its water add the cumbled khoa. Then add sugar, crushed cardamom and food colour. Keep stirring it over low flame until the mixture leaves the edges and looks sticking together. Garnish it with choice of nuts.

Notes

A celebration of Valentines Day…

Source

A North Indian friend

Comments

11 responses to “Bottlegourd Halwa”

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  2. Busy Bee Avatar
    Busy Bee

    The same here ponnu arasi!!!!!!!!!!!

    Cheers

    Busy Bee

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    Priya Swaminathan

    Hi Ponnarasi,
    i have been trying to contact u for the past week. ur guest book is not available. what happened????

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    seema

    Ponnarasi, how can i contact u…….ur guestbook is not available.

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    white

    hi sugan nice recipe one of the my favuorite recipe looking good

    1. Suganswami Avatar
      Suganswami

      Thank you, White…

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    Manoo

    Bottle gourd la sweeta? Amazing….

    1. Suganswami Avatar
      Suganswami

      Yeah Manoo, found easy to make or what…Do you get this there? 

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    Valentine

    Thanx, Suganswami. Happy Valentine’s Day.

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    Valentine

    Where did you bought this sweetened khoa ? How much it cost ?

    1. Suganswami Avatar
      Suganswami

      Heard from friends that it is available in Indian Stores; usually I don't prefer buying milk sweets in there… I prepared it at home…So, no idea abt the cost…Sorry …Valentine…HAP VALENTINES DAY…