Lauki Ki Barfi Recipe

A unique and tempting vegetable based dessert recipe made with bottle gourd, milk and sugar. It can be served for any occasion or celebration as it maintains a moist and flaky texture similar to fudge. It is generally made with only milk and sugar, but can also be made with grated sweetened coconut, which adds more flavor and aroma.
Indian sweet or dessert dishes are known for their velvety, rich surface and flavour. Most of the time, they are made from flour, milk and most importantly sugar or jaggery for the sweet taste and texture. Well, it can be prepared with vegetables as well and when it comes to lauki ki barfi recipe, bottle gourd is one such vegetable which is known for its texture and taste.
However, these were either milk-based kheer or halwa dishes, which could only be made by mixing them with milk or sugar. Still, in that sense, this fudge is a messy piece, especially to achieve that fudge-like surface. yet, trust me it is still a simple and basic barfi recipe and is considered to be a better pastry than any other Indian dessert. Apart from the use of sugar in this sweet, it also contains a hefty amount of vegetables, which makes it unlike any other sweet. I am sure once you taste this sweet, you will definitely like it.
furthermore, some additional valuable tips, ideas, and variations related to lauki ki barfi recipe. This recipe, first and foremost, is made with some amount of coconut along with milk and sugar for a better surface. However, with milk, it may take longer to create the ideal surface, and hence you can use khoya to speed up the effect. in addition, to make it more palatable, you can also add jaggery to it for better tone and taste. Anyway, sugar is much preferred for its better surface and shape. last but not least, if you need quick and easy you can serve this sweet as thick halwa instead of burfi. additionally, if you are making burfi, you can speed up the shaping process by freezing it in the refrigerator.

Ingredients for Lauki Ki Burfi Recipe:-
For ice cream-
1 kg bottle gourd
2 tbsp ghee
2 cups milk
¾ cup sugar
3 drops green food coloring
2 tbsp almonds (roasted)
¼ tsp cardamom powder
Silver work (for decoration)
For milk coconut mixture-
1 tsp ghee
1½ cups milk
¾ cup milk powder
1 cup coconut (grated or grated)

Method to make gourd barfi recipe:-
1.To make Loki's Barfi, we have to take Loki and peel the Loki.
2. Now the loki has to be washed well and dried by wiping it well with a cloth.
3. Now loki has to be grated and if there are seeds then the seeds have to be removed. Try not to play the part of the middle.
4. Now we have to take a big pan and put ghee in it and heat it. Now add grated bottle gourd to it.
5. Fry the lauki for 5 minutes or until the water leaves and the lauki becomes soft.
6. Now add sugar and a little green food color to it and stir.
7. Now let the sugar melt completely and mix well.
8. Now in the meantime, heat ghee, milk, milk powder in a pan and mix well.
9. Now add one cup of coconut powder to it and mix it well.
10. Now when the thick mixture is ready after cooking, leave the mixture in the pan. So the pan has to be removed from the heat.
11. Now this prepared mixture has to be put in the lauki kadai.
12. Now reduce the flame of the pan to medium and cook the mixture mixing well.
13. Now all the mixture has to be cooked in a pan until the mixture does not leave the vessel.
14. Now see if the mixture is leaving the vessel and changing shape.
15. Now you have to add almonds and cardamom powder to it and mix it well.
16 . Now we have to take a smooth plate or tray and prepare the plate by applying ghee properly.
17. Now take out the prepared mixture in a plate and with the help of a ladle, spread the mixture evenly on the plate.
18. Now the plate has to be kept in a cool place or in the fridge.
19. Now after 2 hours you have to see that the barfi must have been set.
20. Now we have to paste silver work on it if you have it.
21. Now in the plate itself, with the help of a knife, cut the barfi in the shape of your choice.
22. Now your Loki Barfi recipe is ready to eat, you can eat it even during fasting.