Name: Milky Bottle Gourd Burfi recipe by Roop Parashar at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 500 gram grated bottle gourd; 1 cup sugar; 300 gram home made Khoa or 1.5 cup of milk powder; 2 table spoon pure ghee; 1 table spoon chironji; 1/2 tea spoon green cardamom powder; 1 table spoon almonds (Chopped); 1 table spoon melon seeds; 1 or 2 drops of green food color(optional)

ABOUT Milky Bottle Gourd Burfi RECIPE

Bottle gourd or Lauki is a very common Indian vegetable and it is full of nutritional value. It is highly recommended in Ayurveda. There are lots of healthy recipes of bottle gourd but… in my thoughts only few are tasty out of them, because I am not lauki lover:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:. So today I am sharing a tasty one which is very delicious in taste and also healthy during festival season. Yes this is bottle gourd burfi. This is very easy recipe you can make this sweet on any festival or when you like eat something sweet. In this recipe I am using only few ingredients.. grated bottle gourd, sugar, khoya or milk powder and some nuts only……

Ingredients Serving: 8

500 gram grated bottle gourd
1 cup sugar
300 gram home made Khoa or 1.5 cup of milk powder
2 table spoon pure ghee
1 table spoon chironji
1/2 tea spoon green cardamom powder
1 table spoon almonds (Chopped)
1 table spoon melon seeds
1 or 2 drops of green food color(optional)

Instructions

First of all squeeze out the excess water from grated bottle gourd.
Now heat a thick bottomed pan and add 2 table spoon of ghee and grated bottle gourd in it.
Mix it well and cover and cook it on low flame for 10 to 12 minutes.
Meanwhile grease a plate with ghee.
Now add sugar and mix well. Again cover and cook for 8 minutes.
After 8 minutes add milk powder or khoa cardamom powder, and some nuts in it.(stir continuously)
Cook it for few more minutes until it turn thick in consistency. Now Add green food color and mix well.
Remove from heat, pour into the greased tray and spread evenly.
Sprinkle melon seeds crushed dry fruits and chironji on it. Keep aside and when it cool completely cut into desire shapes…. serve and enjoy!!

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