Bottle Gourd Pudding (Lauki Kheer)

The bottle gourd is low in fat and cholesterol yet high in dietary fibre. It contains 96% water and 100gm of it contains around 12 Kcal. It is rich in iron and also has vitamins C and B complex.
Its high water content makes it very cooling.
This vegetable is very good for balancing liver function.

INGREDIENTS
1 and 1/2 cups full fat milk
2 and 1/2 cups peeled & grated bottlegourd
2 Tbsp condensed milk
2 tsp cardamom powder
sugar according to your taste (add less since we are adding sweet condensed milk)
sliced or chopped almonds,pista (pistachios), & cashew nuts
1 cup water for boiling the bottle gourd

METHOD
Heat the water in a pan and bring it to boil.
Add grated bottle gourd to this and let it boil on low flame for 5 minutes.
Turn off the heat & drain the water from bottle gourd.
Now Take another pan and start heating the milk. Add cardamom powder to it.
Boil the milk in a pan upto 15-20 minutes such that it is cooked properly.
Turn the heat to low flame.
Now add boiled bottle gourd to boiled milk.
Now Add condensed milk & sugar.
Keep the pudding(kheer) on low heat for 10-15 minutes.
Add the nuts on top & serve chilled.