Summer Recipe- Treat Yourself With Lauki Ki Kheer

Lauki Ki Kheer is a delicious, perfectly creamy Indian dessert made with bottle gourd, sugar, and milk. Light on the stomach and big on flavors, Lauki Ki Kheer is a 100% gluten-free dessert. Serve it chilled or warm and don’t forget to sprinkle a generous helping of pistachio just before serving. Lauki Ki Kheer is one of those recipes you should bookmark for the festive occasions and family dinners. Everybody in the family equally loves it to the core.

When it comes to Indian festivals we prefer sticking to conventional desserts to complement the celebratory mood. And what could be a better way to end a festive meal than a traditional Indian dessert such as Lauki Ki Kheer.

Ingredients

1 medium-size bottle gourd lauki
1 litre milk
1/2 Cup sugar
1/4 tsp saffron kesar soaked in 1 tbsp milk
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
1 tbsp ghee
1 tsp sliced pistachio

Method

* Peel, wash and grate and the bottle gourd.

* Squeeze all the water from the grated bottle gourd.

* Next heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan.

* Add the grated bootle gourd and roast over low heat for 5 – 10 minutes. Keep stirring. Turn off the heat.

* Meanwhile in a heavy bottom saucepan heat milk.

* Add the cardamom powder and stir to combine.

* Let the milk come to a boil once and then reduce the heat to low.

* Add the soaked saffron strands and stir to combine.

* Allow the milk to simmer over low heat till it reduces to half the original amount.

* Add the grated lauki and cook till the milk thickens. Keep stirring continuously.

* Add sugar and cook for 5 more minutes. Turn off the heat.

* Garnish with sliced pistachio before serving.

* Serve Lauki Ki Kheer chilled or warm.