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.

Fudge Brownie Sundae

This is very easy to prepare dessert with left over Brownies and Vanilla ice cream easily available.

INGREDIENTS

1 Brownie cut into small pieces

2 Vanilla icecream scoops

5 Strawberries sliced or cut in small pieces

4 Almonds sliced or cut to small pieces

4 Cashewnuts cut to small pieces

4 Roasted peanuts cut to small pieces

4 Walnuts cut to small pieces

2 tsp Choclate sauce

METHOD

Just add all the ingredients one by one in a bowl and serve it the way you prefer. 

  

FRUIT & NUT CUSTARD

INGREDIENTS
2 and 1/2 cups milk
3 Tbsp custard powder (vanilla flavour)
2 tsp caramel syrup
10 almonds sliced
10 cashew nuts sliced
10 raisins
10 pista sliced
6 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp cardamom powder
Fruits like apple,banana,grapes,strawberry,mango & cherry.
2 tsp red Jelly chopped in small pieces.
2 tsp green Jelly chopped in small pieces.

METHOD

• Take milk in a pan and add cardamom powder to it.
• Boil the milk with cardamom powder for about 10 minutes.
• Then turn off the heat.
• Take some cold milk and dissovle the custard powder in it.
• Add this mixture to boiled milk and stir continously.
• Add sliced nuts.
• Turn on the heat and keep stirring on low flame. Let it heat for 10 minutes.
• Now turn off the heat and let the custard cool.
• Keep in refrigerator for atleast 3-4 hrs.
• Now chilled custard is ready to be served with fruits of your choice.
• Add in some some jelly and caramel syrup for nice flavor.