If you love to eat sweets, especially during this festive season, and don’t want to feel guilty about it, try out this GeneClinicX certified Dudhi Halwa (Bottle Gourd Halwa) recipe. It’s an excellent dessert option because it has a perfect balance of fiber from dudhi (bottle gourd), good fats from the nuts, milk, ghee, and coconut, and the sweetness of jaggery and raisins. Ensuring that your desserts are much more balanced than simply being carb loaded is a smart way to indulge your sweet tooth.
Ingredients:
(makes 2 servings)
½ cup grated dudhi (bottle gourd)
½ cup toned Milk
¼ cup paneer
1 tbsp desiccated coconut
1 tbsp ghee
4 tsp jaggery powder
5 almonds
5 cashews
5-6 raisins
Elaichi powder to taste
How to prepare:
Remove the skin of the dudhi (bottle gourd) and grate it
Add 1 tbsp of ghee to a pan and cook the grated dudhi (bottle gourd) on a low flame for 5 min
Add the toned milk, cover with a lid, and let it cook on a low flame for 5 min
Add the paneer (home-made paneer will lend it an even better texture), desiccated coconut, chopped almonds, chopped cashews, raisins, powdered jaggery and mix well
Let the halwa cook on a low flame of 2 min
Transfer the dudhi halwa (bottle gourd pudding) to a bowl and serve hot or chilled