Telangana
Kaddu ki kheer
Bottle gourd in a dessert, and it absolutely works. The vegetable everyone ignores, finally famous.
55 minTime
12 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original384kcal
12 gprotein
1 gfibre
55minutes
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table. Grandma's way is the starting point the other versions are compared with.
Ingredients
Method
6 steps- 1Peel the bottle gourd, scoop out any hard seeds and grate it. Squeeze lightly and keep the juice aside.
- 2Boil the milk in a heavy pan and simmer on low, stirring often, while you cook the gourd.
- 3In another pan, cook the grated gourd in ghee on medium until soft and its raw smell goes.
- 4Add the gourd to the milk and simmer, stirring and scraping the sides, until the milk thickens and the gourd is completely soft.
- 5Stir in sugar and khoa and cook for 5 minutes more. Turn off the heat and add cardamom, saffron, kewra and the nuts.
- 6Serve warm, or chill for a few hours. It thickens as it cools.
Serve it like this
Serve in small bowls or glasses, chilled or warm, topped with slivered pistachios and almonds.
