Bottle Gourd kheer/Lauki Kheer – Delicious Indian delicacy made with bottle gourd, nuts and milk! Bottle gourd contains essential vitamins and minerals, also fiber rich and good for digestion. But I heard bottle gourd is cornered and disliked by many kids for its bland taste. This bottle gourd kheer is one of the best way to give bottle gourd and sure a healthy treat to kids, as it tastes so good and can be given to kids from one year. Also check bottle gourd halwa recipe here.
Now let’s get on to check this bottle gourd kheer recipe for toddlers and kids .
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Bottle gourd Kheer - Easy and yummy kheer made with bottle gourd, nuts and milk.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Ingredients
- Grated Bottle Gourd - 1 cup
- Brown Sugar/White Sugar- 1/4 cup
- Milk - 2 cups
- Saffron - few strands
- Cardamom - 1
- Ghee - 1 tbsp
- Cashews - 5
Instructions
- Keep all the ingredients ready. Take the bottle gourd, peel and grate it with a grater. Set aside. Heat ghee in a thick bottomed pan and fry the cashews until golden brown. Keep it ready.
- In the same pan, add grated bottle gourd and saute them nicely in low medium flame until raw smell of the vegetable leaves. It may take 5 minutes.
- Then add required amount of milk to it and cook it in low medium flame with occasional stirring until the kheer becomes slightly thick.
- Now add sugar to the kheer along with saffron, crushed cardamom and mix well. Now stir everything in a low flame for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Once everything comes together and when the kheer consistency is reached, add ghee fried cashews. Mix well and switch off the flame once done. When you take the kheer with a spoon, milk and bottle gourd shouldn't look separated and it should come together . That is the correct consistency for the kheer.
Nutrition
Serving: 3g
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Method :
1. Keep all the ingredients ready. Take the bottle gourd, peel and grate it with a grater. Set aside. Heat ghee in a thick bottomed pan and fry the cashews until golden brown. Keep it ready.
2. In the same pan, add grated bottle gourd and saute them nicely in low medium flame until raw smell of the vegetable leaves. It may take 5 minutes.
3. Then add required amount of milk to it and cook it in low medium flame with occasional stirring until the kheer becomes slightly thick.
3. Now add sugar to the kheer along with saffron, crushed cardamom and mix well. Now stir everything in a low flame for 3 to 5 minutes.
4. Once everything comes together and when the kheer consistency is reached, add ghee fried cashews. Mix well and switch off the flame once done. When you take the kheer with a spoon, milk and bottle gourd shouldn’t look separated and it should come together . That is the correct consistency for the kheer.
4. Once everything comes together and when the kheer consistency is reached, add ghee fried cashews. Mix well and switch off the flame once done. When you take the kheer with a spoon, milk and bottle gourd shouldn’t look separated and it should come together . That is the correct consistency for the kheer.
Tasty and healthy bottle gourd kheer is ready! Serve warm !
Notes :
- When you take the kheer with a spoon, milk and bottle gourd shouldn’t look separated and it should come together . That is the correct consistency for the kheer.
- You can add any sweetener of your choice.
- Skip whole cashews for small babies as they lead to choking hazard. Instead add nuts powder.
- Always check with your pediatrician before introducing any new food.
- This bottle kheer becomes little thicker when cooled down. So switch off the flame when it is little thick.
- Make sure to introduce each ingredient separate before you try this bottle gourd kheer to your baby.
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