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VEGAN LAUKI KHEER
A simple and easy Indian dessert made with grated bottle gourd cooked in coconut milk and sweetened with jaggery; a perfect healthy and quick sweet treat to enjoy any time!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 cups grated lauki/bottle gourd
- 1 cup water
- 1 can 400 ml coconut milk
- ½ cup jaggery/unrefined cane sugar or Jaggery syrup according to taste
- ½ tsp elaichi/cardamom powder
- Few almonds and raisins
- 2 tbsp ghee/oil if vegan
Instructions
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If jaggery is very pure, add directly to the kheer. But if you think it has impurities, melt it with a splash (very little) of water and strain to remove any impurities if any.
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This syrup can be made in large quantities ahead of time and added to desserts, coffee, tea etc. any time!
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Now, to make the lauki kheer.
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Roast grated bottle gourd/ lauki in ghee/oil for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring continuously. Add 1 cup water and cook for 3 minutes. Add coconut milk, jaggery (powdered or syrup), and mix well.
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Bring to a boil and simmer 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in a few strands of saffron, add powdered cardamom and mix well.
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Meanwhile, roast or fry nuts and raisins in ghee or oil if vegan.
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Garnish kheer with saffron, almonds and raisins. Serve hot!
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Enjoy and Happy Cooking!
Recipe Notes
- The same recipe can be done with grated carrots, beetroots, chana dal (cooked in a pressure cooker until al dente or just soft), tapioca /sabudana pearls, fine vermicelli etc.
- You can make this with regular milk too!
- Adjust the sweetness according to personal taste.