Bottle gourd Pudding
Ingredients:
- 3 cups grated bottle gourd (dudhi)
- Alum (turti)
- 4-5 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ cup sliced almonds and pistachios
- Few strands of saffron
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
Method:
- Peel off and grate the bottle gourd. Immerse it immediately in pan full of water.
- Swirl the alum through it once or twice. This helps to retain nice green colour of the pudding.
- Now squeeze out the grated bottle gourd completely from the water.
- Heat 3 tbsp of ghee in a pan and add the squeezed grated bottle gourd. Keep on stirring it until it changes its colour slightly.
- Now keep on adding milk in small portions at around ½ cup at a time. It will avoid formation of lumps.
- Cook it on a low flame while stirring in between.
- Add the sugar, when the milk is almost evaporated. The sugar will melt.
- Keep on stirring for few minutes.
- When the desired consistency is achieved add sliced almonds, pistachios and few strands of saffron.
- Add 1-2 tbsp of ghee from sides of the pan. It will give a nice aroma to the pudding.
- Now switch off the burner and add cardamom powder.
- Garnish it with some more sliced dry fruits and serve it either hot or cold.