Ash Gourd Halwa

Ingredients:

500 gms Ash gourd - grated
(weigh after squeezing the water)
80 gms Ghee
500 ml milk
200 gms Khoya
220 gms Sugar

10 gms ghee
10 gms cashew
10 gms raisins

Method:

Cut ash gourd into small pieces (3"X3") with the skin, remove the seeds and grate it. Take this in a muslin cloth and squeeze out all the water from it. Weigh it, and then steam the grated ash gourd. (Or spread on a microwavable plate and micro for 2+2 minutes)

Divide into 2 portions. For one portion, add half the ghee and in a thick pan fry on a low flame, till the colour changes and the strands separate. Do the same for the second portion also.

Boil milk till it reduces to half.

Take the prepared gourd in the same pan, add thickened milk, sugar and mix well till it is dissolved. Add khoya and fry for some more time.

Heat 10 gms ghee, add pieces of cashew and fry till golden. Switch off and add raisins. Mix everything and serve hot.