Lauki Ka Halwa - Instant Pot
Lauki Halwa is a popular North Indian dessert made with lauki (bottle gourd), milk, sugar, and ghee, and flavored with aromatic saffron and cardamom.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 cups firmly packed medium grated lauki bottle gourd
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- 1 cup full fat milk
- 2 tablespoon warm full fat milk
- 15-20 saffron strands
- ½ teaspoon cardamom powder
- ½ - ¾ can (14 oz) condensed milk or to taste
- 1 cup full fat milk powder
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup almond flour
For garnish:
- 10 - 12 silvered almonds add more if desired
Instructions
How to make Lauki Halwa in Instant Pot
- Soak saffron strands in 2 tablespoon of warm milk, keep it aside.
- Turn on Instant Pot to saute mode (high).
- When it displays "HOT", add 1 tablespoon of ghee, grated lauki.
- Saute for 3-5 min, sauteing occasionally. Add cup of milk. Mix well. Turn off Instant Pot.
- Turn on Manual/Pressure cook mode (high), 5 mins, vent sealed. When Instant Pot beeps, quickly release pressure. Open the IP lid.
- Turn on saute mode (high), add cream, milk powder, condensed milk, saffron soaked in milk, cardamom powder, almond flour. Mix well.
- Saute on high until all the moisture is evaporated, around 5-7 mins.
- Switch off Instant Pot.
- Lauki Ka Halwa is ready to be served. Garnish with some silvered almonds. Enjoy!!
For Stovetop Dudhi Halwa
- Add milk, bring the mixture to a boil, reduce, and cook until all the moisture has evaporated, around 10-15 mins, stirring occasionally to prevent any sticking to the bottom. The rest of the steps remain the same as Instant Pot. Note: Use a Dutch oven or heavy bottom pot for cooking halwa on a stovetop. Helps prevent the sticking of halwa at the bottom.
Notes
- Grate the lauki to a medium thickness, if grated too thin the halwa will turn mushy and if grated too thick halwa will have big pieces.
- Adjust the sweetness as per taste.
- Almond flour is optional, you can substitute crushed almonds instead or make it nut-free. Nuts of choice such as cashews, raisins may also be added.
- Halwa stays good for a week in a refrigerator and upto a month in a freezer.
- Cardamom powder and saffron gives lauki ka halwa a nice aroma.
- Instead of condensed milk, you can also use sugar, condensed milk gives halwa a nice rich taste. You may also substitute khoya to enhance the flavor.
- Few drops of green food color may be added to get the green color halwa.
- For Vegan / dairy free options please refer to - How to make Lauki Ka Halwa vegan/dairy-free? discussed earlier in the post.
- For nut-free options please refer to - How to make Lauki Ka Halwa nut-free? discussed earlier in the post.
- For refined sugar-free options please refer to - How to make Lauki Ka Halwa sugar-free? discussed earlier in the post.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Lauki Ka Halwa - Instant Pot
Amount per Serving
Calories
154
% Daily Value*
Fat
12
g
18
%
Saturated Fat
6
g
38
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
2
g
Cholesterol
28
mg
9
%
Sodium
101
mg
4
%
Potassium
492
mg
14
%
Carbohydrates
13
g
4
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
12
g
13
%
Protein
9
g
18
%
Vitamin A
719
IU
14
%
Vitamin C
12
mg
15
%
Calcium
262
mg
26
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Disclaimer
Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.
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