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The festive bottle gourd barfi recipe is a combination of taste and health, consisting of bottle gourd, milk, mawa, sugar, ghee and dry fruits, which is suitable even for dieters.
Here is the recipe of tasty and healthy bottle gourd barfi which can be easily made at home on the occasion of festival, after eating which even the guests will not remain without praising.
Bottle Gourd Barfi Recipe – Combination of taste and health
Required Materials:
- Bottle gourd (grated) – 2 cups
- Milk – 1 cup
- Mawa/Khoya – 1 cup
- Sugar – ½ cup (as per taste)
- desi ghee – 2 tbsp
- cardamom powder – ½ tsp
- dry fruits – Cashews, almonds, pistachios (for garnish)
Method of preparation:
1. Preparation of bottle gourd
Wash the bottle gourd, peel it and grate it. Squeeze out excess water so that there is no moisture in the barfi.
2. roast
Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan. Add bottle gourd to it and fry on medium flame for 10 minutes until the raw smell goes away.
3. Mixing milk and mawa
Now add milk and cook while stirring continuously. When the milk starts drying, add mawa and mix well.
4. Add sugar and cardamom
Now add sugar and cook until the mixture thickens and starts leaving the pan. Then add cardamom powder.
5. to set
Apply ghee in a plate and spread the mixture. Add dry fruits on top and let it cool. Then cut into desired shapes.
Health benefits:
- Bottle gourd is rich in fiber and water, which is beneficial for digestion.
- Made with less sugar and ghee, this sweet is also suitable for those on diet.
- This is a healthy option for children and elderly also.
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