Beetroot And Bottle Gourd Halwa

Ingredients

• 500 g Bottle gourd
• 1 Beetroot
• 1/2 cup Ghee
• 1 cup Milk
• 1/4 cup Milk powder
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 1 tsp Cardamom powder
• 5-6 chopped Almonds
• 5-6 chopped Cashews

Steps

1. Peel off bottle gourd, cut and wash.
2. Grate it with manual grater.
3. Peel off beetroot, wash and grate it too.
4. Boil milk in a pan and add milk powder. Mix well.
5. Boil the milk on low heat till it starts thickening. Switch off the heat.
6. Now heat ghee in a nonstick skillet and put grated beetroot and bottle gourd.
7. Saute it till water evaporates and the mixture becomes dry.
8. Add homemade condensed milk and mix well.
9. Cook on high heat for 5 minutes then add sugar.
10. Now add cardamom powder and continue to cook, stirring, until all the moisture evaporates and the halwa thickens, reaching a soft, fudge-like consistency. The halwa will start to leave the sides of the pan.
11. Serve the halwa warm or chilled, garnished with the chopped dry fruits.