Bottle Gourd Barfi(लौकी की बर्फी)- Hyderabadi Bottle Gourd Sweets-Lauki Ki Mithai

Ingredients –

1. Grated Bottle Gourd (Lauki) – 2 cup
2. Mawa / Milk Powder/ Khoya – 1/2 cup
3. Sugar -1 cup (as per your taste)
4. Muskmelon Seeds – 1 tbsp.
5. Chopped Pistachios (any kind of dry fruits) – 1 tbsp.
6. Coconut Powder – 1 tbsp.
7. Green cardamom powder (Elaichi) – 1 tsp.
8. Food color green (as per your choice)
9. Ghee / butter – 2 tsp.

Method –

• Add sugar into the grated bottle gourd, mix well.
• Cover and leave it for 15-20 minutes.
• After 20 minutes, add ghee into the heated pan and allow it to melt.
• Add bottle gourd mixture and cook 10-15 minutes on medium heat.
• Keep stirring intermittently for 3-4 minutes.
• Add mawa, cardamom powder, color, muskmelon seeds and cook till its becomes dry.
• Once sugar is almost dissolved & becomes thick, turn off the heat.
• Take out the mixture & spread it evenly across the tray.
• Sprinkle coconut powder, pistachio on the top and press it gently.
• Keep the tray  in the fridge for 1 hour.
• After 1 hour take out the tray and cut it into pieces as per your choice.
• Bottle Gourd Barfi is ready to serve.