Ash Gourd Halwa

 

 INGREDIENTS :

• 3 cup 800 grams ash gourd / winter melon / kumbala kai, grated
•  1 cup sugar
•  ¼ tsp saffron / kesar
•  ¼ cup ghee/Clarified butter 
• 15 cashew / kaju
•  ¼ tsp cardamom / elachi (powdered)
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• INSTRUCTIONS :
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  • Firstly, grate 3 cups of ash gourd making sure to discard the skin.
  • Take the grated ash gourd into large kadai along with juice released from ash gourd.
  • Cook for 25-30 minutes or till the ash gourd is cooked completely and water is absorbed.
  • Now add 1 cup sugar and ¼ tsp saffron. adjust sugar to your sweetness.
  • Mix well till the sugar dissolves completely.
  • Boil for 5 minutes or more till the sugar syrup thickens.
  • Simmer for 10 minutes or more till the sugar syrup is absorbed completely.
  • Further, add ¼ cup ghee and mix well.
  • Mix till the ghee starts to release from sides.
  • Now fry 15 cashews with a tsp of ghee till they turn golden brown.
  • Pour the fried cashews over khushbanda halwa along with¼ tsp cardamom powder and mix well.
  • Finally,  kashi halwa / ash gourd halwa is ready to offer 
    we can searve  hot or refrigerate and enjoy for a week.
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