Lauki ka Halwa is a traditional sweet dish made with bottle gourd, sweetened milk and chopped nuts. It is an easy and quick recipe that can be prepared in a few minutes.
Lauki is also known as ‘dodhi’, ‘ghia’, ‘bottle gourd’, or ‘opo squash’ is packed with nutrition and a very easy vegetable to cook. Lauki or Bottle gourd is from the squash family and is used as a cooked vegetable. The bottle gourd has a unique appearance with a pale green colour and an hourglass shape. Once cooked, lauki/bottle gourd has a soft texture similar to a slightly firmer zucchini. These two vegetables also share some flavour characteristics, but bottle gourd tastes slightly sweeter.
Lauki/ Bottle gourd has always been regarded as one of the healthiest vegetables as this versatile vegetable is full of water (about 92%), is a rich source of vitamin C, K and calcium and minerals. My mother often prepares this halwa when we have a sweet craving at home.
Other recipes you might like to try are Badam Halwa, Kalakand, Rava Kesari, Gajar Halwa, Instant Badam Halwa/ Almond Pudding, Gajar ka Halwa with Khoya and Moong Dal Halwa.
