Dudhi Rabdi (bottle gourd rabdi)

Ingredients
bottle gourd - 1/2 kg
milk - 1/2 cup
condensed milk - 3/4 cup
cardamom powder/rose essence
chopped almonds and pistachio and raisins


Method
Heat ghee in a pan and add chopped almonds, pistachio and raisins and fry for few seconds. Remove and keep aside and in the same pan add grated dudhi/bottle gourd, condensed milk, milk and cook till it becomes thick. Add cardamom powder. When done remove in a bowl and garnish with fried nuts.

Dudhi Phirni (bottle gourd recipe)

Ingredients

Bottle gourd – 250 gm

Milk – 1 litre

Condensed milk – ½ can

Milk powder – 2 tbl.sp

rice - 2 tbl.sp

Dry fruits – 2 tbl.sp

Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

Ghee/butter – 2 tbl.sp

Saffron soaked in milk

Method

Peel the skin and grate bottle gourd(dudhi)

soak rice in water for one hour and then grind it coarsely.

Heat ghee in a pan, and fry this grated bottle gourd for 2 to 3 minutes and remove and keep aside.

In the same pan, add milk and leave it to boil. When it starts boiling,add rice and cook till the rice has become soft and tender.

 Add condensed milk, then add grated bottle gourd, cardamom powder, milk powder and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.

Remove from fire and garnish with  dry fruits and saffron and serve.