Dudhi Halwa - Bottle Gourd Fudge. Dudhi Halwa - Bottle Gourd Fudge

You can have Dudhi Halwa - Bottle Gourd Fudge using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Dudhi Halwa - Bottle Gourd Fudge
  1. Prepare 1 tsp of ghee.
  2. You need 3 cups of grated dudhi/bottle gourd (used 3/4 of a gourd).
  3. Prepare 1 Tbsp of grated beetroot (for colour - optional).
  4. You need 1 cup of whole milk.
  5. You need 1/2 cup of sugar.
  6. It’s 100 g of khoya (solidified milk).
  7. Prepare pinch of freshly grated nutmeg.
Dudhi Halwa - Bottle Gourd Fudge step by step

  1. In a pan, take a tsp of ghee. Put in the grated dudhi and beetroot. Saute for 2-3 minutes..

  2. Add the sugar and the milk to the dudhi. Boil them together for around 10 minutes until the dudhi is soft and cooked..

  3. Put in the khoya, grated nutmeg and keep stirring vigourously until all the water / milk has evaporated. This will take at least 15 minutes. The fudge will be a pale pink colour and will collect into a ball in the corner of the pan. Take it off the flame..

  4. Remove it into a deep dish. Flatten well with spatula. Once it has cooled a bit, chill it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Remove and cut into desired shapes..