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