Lauki Ka Halwa

Lauki Ka Halwa
(Doodhi/Bottle Gourd Halwa)

Lauki Ka Halwa is a popular, delicious dessert prepared during Navratri,
Shravan and other fasting days. It is healthy and filling. Lauki ka halwa
is simple and esay to cook. Lauki ka halwa is also known as Doodhi ka
halwa. The main ingredients are lauki, mawa, sugar and dry fruits.

Ingredients:

1 big lauki (bottle guard)

1 cup milk

100 gms mawa

1 tbsp almond, cashew nuts chopped

5-7 raisins

1/2 tsp cardamom powder

Sugar to taste

Method:

1. Peel, wash and grate lauki.

2. Pressure cook lauki with 1 cup of milk upto 2
    whistle. Let it cool.

3. Now transfer it in to a pan, add mawa, cook till all
    milk absorbed.

4. Add sugar, cashew nut, almond, raisin & cook till halwa
    turns thick.

5. Add cardamom powder, mix well, cook for another 2-3 mins.

6. Transfer it into a serving bowl.

7. Garnish with chopped almonds, cashew nuts and
    serve hot.

Tips:

1. You can cook lauki in milk. For this you have to increase quantity of
     milk and skip mawa.

2. Some ghee can also be added in halwa.

3. Honey can be used in place of sugar.

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Fried Modak

Fried Modak

Fried Modak is a traditional Maharashtrian and all time Ganesh Chaturthi 

special sweet dish offered to Lord Ganesha during Ganesh Puja. Fried modak is made with fine flour, coconut, sugar, almond, cashewnuts, pistachio, cardamom, raisins and deep fried in ghee. It is crispy, tasty and delicious sweet, a must during Ganesh Festival.

Ingredients:

For outer layer:

2 cup fine flour

2 tsp oil

Water as required

Ghee for fring modak

For stuffing:

1/2 cup desiccated coconut

2 tbsp almond,cashew nut, pistachio chopped

1/2 tsp cardamom powder

4-5 raisins

1/4 cup powdered sugar

Method:

1. Take a big bowl and add all ingredients for stuffing and mix well.

2. In another bowl take fine flour,add oil and mix well.

3. Now make a  smooth dough by using enough water. keep it aside
    for 15-20 mins.

4. Divide the dough into small equal portions and make balls out of it.

5. Take a dough ball and roll it into a circle.

6. Gently take this circle on your palm and keep 2 tsp of stuffing in
    the middle of the dough circle.

7. Dampen the edges a little. Form pleats with fingers, gather them 

    together to form a modak and seal edges at the top.

8.Repeat same with remaining dough and stuffing.

9. Heat ghee in a pan and deep fry the modaks on medium heat
    till golden brown.

10. Drain on kitchen tissues.

11. Fried modaks are ready.

Tips:

1. Seal the edges of the modak carefully, else it will open while frying.

2. You can replace dry or fresh grated coconut with desiccated coconut.

3. You can add peanuts, sesame seeds and even mawa with stuffing.

4. Powdered sugar can be replaced with jaggery.

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