Ash gourd halwa

"Ash gourd halwa" is a yummy and popular Indian sweet dish.

Ingredients:

• Ash gourd-1/2 kg                                                           Serves:2
• sugar-5tsp
• cardamom(elaichi)-5
• ghee
• cashewnuts-4 0r 5
• raisins-8-10

Method of Preparation:

1.Select fresh solid ash gourd.(ash gourd should not be too soft /soggy as it becomes difficult to grate).

 

 2. Remove the seeds from the ash-gourd and grate it.Looks like this:

 

3. Grind to-gether sugar and cardamom.

4. Transfer the gratings to a wok and let it cook.Since ash-gourd contains a lot of water, there is no need to add any extra water.Just saute every now and then.Takes about 15-20 min to cook.Make sure there is no water left.Add the ground sugar and cardamom.Mix well.

5. Add 2tbsp of ghee ,mix well and cook for another 10min.

     

                                             

6. Take a frying pan, heat one tsp ghee and fry the cashew nuts(4 0r 5) and raisins(8 -10).Garnish the halwa with these."Ash-gourd halwa" is now ready to be served.

                                          

Serving Tip: Serve fresh and hot .

                               or

                      Allow it cool and refrigerate for a couple of hours.Serve chilled.