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    Lauki kheer | Dudhi kheer recipe

    Oct 15, 2021 · Leave a Comment

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    Lauki kheer or bottle gourd pudding is an easy kheer recipe. Kheer is an Indian dessert where whole milk is cooked with sugar, grated veggies, rice or fruits. Some people who cannot do very tough fasting during Navratri and sawan include bottlegourd in their diet. This festive vrat recipe is easy to cook. It also helps you balance your diet during long periods of fasting. Bottle gourd is also called as hulu, calabash, long melon. This humble doodhi or ghiya and is easily available in most parts of the world.

    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.

    ghiya kheer
    lauki kheer

    Lauki benefits

    1. It is very easy to digest. Hence it is highly recommended for those recovering from illness or injury.
    2. One of those veggies which is great for diabetics.
    3. Helps control weight.
    4. It is a natural diuretic
    5. A good source of vitamins and Iron.
    6. Excellent way to control hypertension and UTI.
    7. 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.

    Equipment

    • Saucepan
    • Grater
    • Frying pan

    Ingredients

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

    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
    • Heat 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

    • 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.

    Variation

    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 cardamom powder to this recipe while you stir it for freshness.

    Substitution

    • 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 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.

    Related recipes

    • Lauki chana dal recipe | bottle gourd with chana dal recipe
    • Doodhi 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

    Storage

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

    FAQ

    What can you do with bottle gourds?

    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

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    Lauki ki kheer recipe | doodhi kheer 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.

    Food safety

    Always reheat your leftovers.

    Keep kitchen well ventilated while cooking.

    Always wash hands before cooking.

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