LAUKI KHEER | BOTTLEGOURD KHEER RECIPE

     Lauki|Sorrakai in tamil is a veggie which we use for making kootu. I never know that we can make sweet out of this veggies, till i tasted lauki halwa at my friend’s place. Then she told that we can make Lauki kheer too. Since this was interesting i wanted to give it a try and to my surprise this turned out so yummy and here comes the  recipe:
Also try out my

• Paneer kheer recipe
• Besan kheer recipe

INGREDIENTS:

LAUKI	1/2 NO
MILK	1 LITRE
CONDENSED MILK	1/4 CUP
SUGAR	2 TBLSP(OPTIONAL)
GHEE	1 TBLSP
SAFFRON	FEW STRANDS
CARDAMON POWDER	A PINCH

METHOD:

• Peel the skin of the bottle gourd and scoop out the seeds.
• Grate them and squeeze out the water from this.

• In a kadai add the ghee and saute this grated squeezed bottle gourd for 3-5 mins in a low flame.

• Keep it aside. Boil the milk and reduce it to 3/4 th of the quantity.
• Add condensed milk and stir well.
• Add the grated bottle gourd to the milk mixture and let this boil in milk for 10 minutes in a low flame.

• Switch off the flame and add sugar (if using) and cardamom powder . Stir well.
• Garnish with few saffron strands.
• Serve chilled.

Sending this kheer to the event started by Nivedita and hosted by Rak's Kitchen.

I am sending  my Carrot Kheer and Pineapple Kesari to the same event. Click on the picture for the recipe.