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Churakka Halwa

Delicious halwa made with Churakka/Bottle gourd
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Cuisine Tamil
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 nos Churakka/Bottle gourd/Doodhi grated, medium sized
  • 5 nos Cardamom Elakka
  • 1/2 cup Raisins Onakkamunthiri
  • 1/2 cup Cashews
  • 1/4 cup Almonds optional, Badam
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups Milk
  • 1/2 cup Ghee

Instructions
 

  • Heat about 1/4 cup of ghee in a pan or a kadai.
  • Heat milk and dissolve sugar in another vessel.
  • Add the grated churakka/bottle gourd to the ghee and fry till the color changes to light brown.
  • While frying, add milk little by little and stir.
  • Take another pan and pour the remaining ghee and fry raisins and cashews in it.
  • When the cashews become brown in color, pour this into the fried churakka.
  • :- Ghee adds more taste.
  • :- Fry churakka continuously without taking off your hand so that it gets soft.
  • Garnish with almonds and cardamoms.
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