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Dudhi Halwa Or Lauki Halwa, How to make Dudhi Halwa Recipe | Bottlegourd Halwa

October 10, 2016 by maria 12 Comments

Dudhi Halwa or Lauki Halwa one of my favorite desserts! Dudhi is also called as Lauki in India in English it’s known as bottle gourd. Dudhi Halwa is one of famous Indian dessert mostly made all over India. My family loves desserts. This Dudhi Halwa  was just perfectly cooked, tasty and mouthwatering.

Dudhi Halwa Or Lauki Halwa, How to make Dudhi Halwa Recipe | Bottlegourd Halwa

There are a lot of ways dudhi halwa made in India. Some make with sweetened milk, some make with milk and sugar, some make with khoya (evaporated milk). I have combined everything and made this delicious dessert 😉

Bottle gourd has a lot of benefits and is a rich source of fiber. It’s great for bones, skin, hair and provides nourishment to the human body. Bottlegourd Juice if taken daily is great for curbing weight.

The best part of dudhi halwa is you can eat them chilled or hot either way it tastes great 🙂

Let’s make Dudhi Halwa Recipe step by step:

  1. Take a heavy bottomed wide saucepan. Place it on low heat. Add ghee to it.

Dudhi Ka Halwa

2. Put all grated bottle gourd into it. Stir nicely for 4 to 5 mins.

Dudhi Ka Halwa

3. Combine milk, sweetened milk, saffron strands, vanilla powder if using. Allow to cook for 7 to 10 mins on slow fire. Keep stirring in between.

Dudhi Ka Halwa

4. Now add chopped cashews, blanched almonds, cardamom powder, salt and raisins. Cook for another 5 mins and keep stirring.

Dudhi Ka Halwa

5. It’s time to add khoya (evaporated milk). The mixture would be 1/2 of its size. It will start getting thicker.

Dudhi Ka Halwa

6. Cook until water evaporates and continue stirring.

Dudhi Ka Halwa

7. Switch off the gas voila your dudhi halwa is ready, Serve Hot Or Chilled. I love the chilled one. Top it with rabri Or icecream.

Dudhi Ka Halwa

Lauki Halwa recipe and the printable version below:

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Dudhi Halwa Or Lauki Halwa
 
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Easy Dudhi Halwa Or Lauki Halwa Recipe.
Author: Maria@flavorsofmumbai.com
Recipe type: Dessert
RecipeCuisine: Indian
recipeIngredient (used american measuring cup, 1 cup = 250 ml)
  • 2 cups freshly grated dudhi (bottlegourd skin lightly peeled)
  • 3 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
  • 1 cup milk
  • 250 ml sweetened milk
  • ½ t/s cardamom powder
  • ½ cup raisins chopped
  • 12-14 cashewnuts chopped
  • 14-16 almonds (blanched in hot water for 5 mins and skin peeled)
  • 2 tbsp vanilla powder (optional)
  • 2 saffron strands
  • 3 tbsp khoya (also called as mawa / evaporated milk)
  • a pinch of salt
How to make the recipe?
  1. Take a heavy bottomed wide saucepan. Place it on low heat. Add ghee to it.
  2. Put all grated bottle gourd into it. Stir nicely for 4 to 5 mins.
  3. Combine milk, sweetened milk, saffron strands, vanilla powder if using. Allow to cook for 7 to 10 mins on slow fire. Keep stirring in between.
  4. Now add chopped cashews, blanched almonds, cardamom powder, salt and raisins. Cook for another 5 mins and keep stirring.
  5. It's time to add khoya (evaporated milk). The mixture would be ½ of its size. It will start getting thicker.
  6. Cook until water evaporates and continue stirring.
  7. Switch off the gas voila your dudhi halwa is ready, Serve Hot Or Chilled. I love the chilled one. Top it with rabri Or icecream.
Notes
1. You could use jaggery Or brown sugar for a healthy version of Dudhi Halwa.
2. Also, you could add a dash of green food color. I dislike food coloring so haven't added to my dessert.
3. Use your choice of nuts.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 4 to 5 people
3.4.3177


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Comments

  1. Aisha says

    October 9, 2016 at 1:33 pm

    HI, I’m wondering if I can cook lauki in Cocount milk, any suggestions?

    Reply
    • maria says

      October 9, 2016 at 10:37 pm

      Aisha cook lauki in coconut milk could cuddle the milk. So try in almond milk or cows milk, thanks.

      Reply
  2. shaziya says

    August 13, 2016 at 2:09 pm

    its so nice

    Reply
    • maria says

      August 16, 2016 at 12:47 pm

      thank you shaziya 🙂

      Reply
  3. Bottle Gourd Halwa says

    July 25, 2013 at 11:23 am

    i love it…
    my favorite…

    Reply
    • maria says

      July 25, 2013 at 3:07 pm

      Thanks Darshita 🙂

      Reply
  4. sunita says

    October 19, 2012 at 10:06 am

    Yum Maria Yum

    Yesterday I had guests in my house and I wanted to make something sweet, so I jumped on your blog and made this, oh maria, everyone complimented me and in my heart I was thinking you, I swear. The changes what I made was I omitted ghee and in the boiling milk, i added rest of the ingredients, it was yum yum yum yum. Thanks for the recipe Maria.Kudos

    Take Care
    Sunita

    Reply
    • maria says

      October 19, 2012 at 10:14 am

      Great Sunita you are become already a great cook keep up the spirit … well done and you are welcome 🙂

      Reply
  5. preeshja says

    July 13, 2012 at 4:04 pm

    I absolutely loved it.. 🙂 so did my better half… thank you
    Keep posting 🙂

    Reply
    • maria says

      July 13, 2012 at 4:41 pm

      thanks Preeshja for trying and I am happy you guys loved them… take care and I will keep posting 🙂

      Reply
  6. Anna says

    November 28, 2011 at 9:18 am

    I got really intrigued with this famous Indian treat. I googled some of the ingredients, so i can look for substitutes for those I cannot find in my local grocery and deli stores. I think I can find a pretty decent calabash here, so that is a check. I am good, then! I am ready to make an exquisite dessert. Looks really flavorful!Great post!

    Reply
    • maria says

      November 28, 2011 at 10:11 am

      Hi Anna,

      Calabash is an extended family of bottlegourd. Even you could make the same dessert with grated carrots. Lemme know how was it?..Thanks a ton.

      Love,
      Maria

      Reply

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