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    Lauki ki kheer| doodhi kheer| bottle gourd pudding

    1st February 2024 by bhavana bhatia Leave a Comment

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    Kheerni also called as kheer is one of the easiest of sweet recipes which is cooked on special occasions. It is an Indian dessert where whole milk is cooked with sugar, grated veggies rice or fruits. Delicious kheer is an easy dish to make and much loved by kids, young and old. Some people who cannot do very tough fasting during Navratri or cannot have potatoes and starchy foods due to health issues. They also include bottle gourd during Navratri and sawan fasting days. Bottle gourd is also called as hulu, calabash, long melon. It is also called as dudhi, lauki or ghiya in Hindi. Learn to make dudhi kheer, a simple milk dessert recipe.

    When fasting, we can make delicious dishes , check out this top 10 list of fasting recipes here. Get creative and make dry fruit modak, Strawberry modak, anjeer roll, and gluten free gulab jamun.

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    Equipment

    • Saucepan
    • Hand grater
    • Frying pan
    • Sieve

    Ingredients

    • full cream milk
    • bottle gourd / opo squash / long melon / lauki grated
    • powdered sago/sabudana powder
    • sugar
    • pistachios chopped for garnish
    • ghee

    refer recipe card for ratio of ingredients.

    ghiya kheer
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    Indian lauki ki kheer| bottle gourd pudding recipe

    Lauki ki kheer or bottle gourd payasam is an easy dessert for kids and also full of nutrition. Make this vrat recipe for a sweet treat.
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Cook Time30 minutes mins
    Total Time30 minutes mins
    Course: Desserts
    Cuisine: Indian
    Keyword: bottle gourd kheer, ghiya kheer, lauki kheer, lauki ki kheer, vrat kheer
    Servings: 4
    Author: bhavana bhatia

    Equipment

    • saucepan
    • Grater
    • frying pan

    Ingredients

    • 1 tablespoon ghee
    • 2 cup bottle gourd / lauki grated
    • 3 cup milk full cream
    • 2 tbsp. sugar increase as per taste.
    • 2 tbsp. sabudana powder/flour or rajgira flour
    • 1 tbsp. pistachios chopped for garnish

    Instructions

    • Peel the bottle gourd and remove the seeds. Grate it using a grater.
    • Heat ghee in a pan. Add grated lauki to it.
    • Cook on low flame until it becomes soft and translucent.
    • Heat milk in a sauce pan. Add powdered powder and sugar to it. Mix with a whisk, allow to boil and turn off the heat. Keep it aside to cool down.
    • Optionally strain it through a sieve so that any lumps are removed.
    • Now add milk to the cooked bottle gourd / lauki and mix well. Let it come to a boil.
    • Optionally, garnish with chopped pistachios. Serve cold or at room temperature as per choice.

    Notes

    Increase the sugar as per your taste if required.

    Related recipes

    • Lauki chana dal recipe | bottle gourd with chana dal recipe
    • Dudhi barfi recipe | Ghiya barfi recipe
    • Lauki subzi | Bottle gourd curry
    • Air fried Lauki kofta
    • Kesar Pista kheer| saffron rice pudding
    • Lauki Thepla| bottle gourd flatbread

    Instructions

    • Peel the bottle gourd and remove the seeds. Grate it using a grater. Heat ghee in a pan. Add grated lauki to it.
    lauki kheer step 1
    • Cook on low flame until it becomes soft and translucent.
    lauki ki kheer step 2
    • Boil milk in a sauce pan. Add powdered sabudana and sugar to it. Mix with a whisk, allow to boil and turn off the heat. Keep it aside to cool down.
    lauki ki kheer step 3

    Optionally strain it through a sieve so that any lumps are removed.

    lauki ki kheer step 4
    • Now add milk to the cooked bottle gourd and mix well. Let it come to a boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
    lauki ki kheer step 5
    • Optionally, garnish lauki kheer recipe with chopped pistachios. Serve lauki kheer warm, cold or at room temperature as per choice.

    Top tip

    • Peel bottle gourd and always cut a piece of bottle gourd on both the ends and in the middle, to see if it is bitter. Bitter vegetable can cause acute food poisoning.
    • Serve dudhi kheer cold with a generous serving of dry fruits like cashew nuts, almonds and raisins in a serving bowl.

    Variation and Substitution

    • If bottle gourd is not easily available, you can also use grated zucchini instead of ghiya to make this recipe. You can also add some saffron strands soaked in milk or teaspoon green cardamom powder to this recipe while you stir it for freshness.
    • You can also make a carrot kheer in this fashion.
    • Always use full cream milk to make kheer. Light milk can also be used along with milk powder or make kheer recipe with milkmaid for best results.
    • Increase the amount of sugar as per your taste. You may make a condensed milk kheer if you like while making this recipe. However, it will not be easy to regulate sugar while using such high sugar ingredients. So adjust your sugar and heavy milk accordingly.
    • You can also make this recipe vegan by making it with coconut milk or almond milk, instead of using regular milk.
    • You can also make this delicious recipe in electric pressure cooker or Instant pot, if not making it in a heavy bottom pan.

    Storage

    Store the dudhi kheer as in case of all dairy recipes, in refrigerator.

    FAQ

    What can you do with bottle gourd?

    Apart from above listed recipes you can make delicious recipes like
    1. Lauki ka Halwa: All kids love a lauki halwa, even if they didnt like dudhi. Upcoming recipe.
    2. Lauki ka raita : Easy grated bottle gourd added to yogurt.
    3. bottle gourd chilla and muthia are other tasty recipes.
    4. Sorakaya chutney

    What are the benefits of long melon?

    It is very easy to digest. Hence it is highly recommended for those recovering from illness or injury.
    One of those veggies which is great for diabetics.
    Helps control weight.
    It is a natural diuretic
    A good source of vitamins and Iron.
    Excellent way to control hypertension and UTI.
    Great for recovery, post pregnancy.

    How to make a kheer?

    Making kheer is no rocket science. In order to make kheerni or payasam, we cook the veggies grain or non citrus fruits of our choice in boiling milk on a low flame. You can make many different types of kheer like apple kheer, sago or sabudana, makhane or lotus seeds, shakarkandi and rice. You can also make it from carrots, pumpkin, black rice, seviyan, dalia or broken wheat.

    Conclusion: bottle gourd pudding is an easy recipe to satisfy your sweet craving and yet not worry about calories. doodhi kheer is a win-win for all!

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    Hi,I am Bhavana & this is my wonderland of recipes.I have been in IT for 15+ years have always loved writing.My husband Gaurav & I,love to cook, click & host people

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