Bottlegourad Halwa In 2 Ways(SORAKAYA HALWA)

Ingredients:

• 3 cups grated bottle gourd
• 2 cups milk
• ³/₄ cup sugar
• 4 elaichi
• 20 cashew halves
• 2 tablespoons ghee

Process:

One Way:

1. Peel the bottle gourd and grate it with a grater. You will see some water come out of the bottle gourd if it is young. Keep the water also.

2. Boil the milk. Add the grated bottle gourd and water from it. Cook for 20 min. Add the sugar and ghee. Crush the elaichi and add the elaichi powder.
   
3. Slightly fry the cashews in ghee and add them too.

4. Cook on low heat till all the milk and water from sugar and bottle gourd is evaporated, stirring frequently. Serve after it is cooled.

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Second Way:

• Peel the bottle gourd and grate it with a grater. And keep aside
• In a pan heat with 1 tbsp butter, add grated bottle gourd and cook until the raw smell disappears.
• Then add Boiled Milk cook the bottle gourd was completely cooked then add sugar and ghee
• Cook on low heat till all the milk and water from sugar and bottle gourd is evaporated, stirring frequently.
• Then add Cardamom, fried cashews and Raisins.
• Serve after it is cooled.