BOTTLE GOURD / LAUKI ICE-CREAM

INGREDIENTS
2 cups grated Lauki (Bottle gourd)
2-3 tsp ghee or butter 
3 tbsp milk powder
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup milkmaid
1 tsp cardamom powder (elachi powder)
1 cup cream (fresh or whipped) I used fresh Amul milk

METHOD
Peel, wash and grate bottle gourd. Take pan, add ghee and roast bottle gourd for about 4-5 minutes or till it becomes dry.

Don't skip this step. This step avoid curdling of milk.


Add milk and mix well. Add condensed milk and cardamom powder. Let it simmer on low flame.

When it reduce to half, add milk powder. Cook on low flame, scraping the edges and bottom to avoid burning. Once mixture combine together like a dough turn off the flame. Let this mixture come down to room temperature.

Blend this mix to make smooth paste, if required add little milk. Keep aside.

Take cream add 1/2 cup sugar and whip till soft peaks are formed. If you don't have whip cream take regular fresh cream and beat well.  Add blended bottle gourd mix and churn again for a minute.

Transfer in air-tight jar and freeze for 8-10 hours.

Enjoy this healthy, creamy and yummy ice-cream with kids.


Pictorial:

1. Grate bottle gourd, after grating it should be equal to 2 cups.











2. Put some ghee, (around 2 tsp) and roast it.

3. Roast till dry.

4. Add milk. Mix well.

5. Condensed milk.

6. Simmer on low flame.

7. Cardamom powder. Take taste test if required add some more condensed milk.

8. Once mixture boils down to half add milk powder.

9. It should combine and become like dough.

10. Let this come down to room temperature.

11. Pulse to make smooth paste.

12. Whip the cream.

13. Add sugar and whip.

14. Whip till soft peaks are formed.

15. Add bottle gourd mix and blend.

16. Transfer in air-tight jar and freeze for 8-10 hours or overnight.

17. Ready to lick ;)















18. With some choco-chips over it.