Recipe- Control Your Sweet Tooth With Lauki Ki Barfi

Lauki ki Barfi is made using grated Lauki, khoya, ghee and full cream milk. Lauki ki Barfi tastes yummier as grated Lauki, full cream milk and khoya blend along in a tempting combination.Barfi is a sweet that is mostly eaten in every Indian household. Made from milk solids, sugar, rich Indian dry-fruits, I am yet to meet anyone who doesn’t like eating Barfi.Once the base for Lauki ki Barfi got ready, I garnished it with almond and pistachio silvers in order to grant it that quintessential royal crunch.

Ingredients

1 lt Full cream milk
2 cups Lauki bottle gourd peeled and grated without seeds
1/2 cup Sugar
250 gms Khoya Grated and fried in a pan till slightly browned
2 tbsp Ghee
2 tsp Cardamom powder
Almond and pistachio slivers to garnish
Silver foil to garnish

Method

* Heat milk in a heavy bottom pan.

* When the milk comes to a boil, add the grated lauki.

* Cook till all the milk has reduced and mixture has thickened.

* Add sugar.

* The lauki will release some more water.

* Cook again till the mixture has thickened.

* Add the khoya, ghee and cardamom powder and mix well.

* Grease a small plate with ghee and pour the mixture in the plate.

* Spread the mixture evenly on the plate.

* Garnish with almond and pistachio slivers.

* Apply silver foil if using.

* Let the barfi set for a few hours in the fridge.

* Cut into small pieces.

* Store in an airtight container for 2-3 days in refrigerator.