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Bottlegourd (Lauki) Halwa

#Dessert   #Indian  

Table of Content

  • Key Stats

    30 minutes, 2 portions, Type: 🥬, Category: Dessert, Net Carbs per serving: 1.84 , Total Net Carbs: 3.68

  • Ingredients

    1. Bottlegourd: 1 Grated
2. Clarified Butter (Ghee): 2 Tablespoons
3. Double Cream: 2 tablespoons
4. Erythritol: 2 tablespoons
5. Cardamom Powder: 1 teaspoon
6. Cashew Nuts: 8 gms(5 pieces)
7. Almond Nuts: 6 gms(5 pieces)
8. Pistachio Nuts: 6 gms(10 pieces)

  • Cookwares

    1. Pressure Cooker Or Steamer
    2. Pan
    3. Hob

  • Steps

    • Place the bottlegourd (1 Grated) into a pressure cooker or steamer and steam it for 3-5 minutes.
    • Heat a pan and put Clarified Butter (Ghee) (2 Tablespoons).
    • Saute the steamed bottlegourd on medium heat until it turns slightly brown.
    • Add double cream (2 tablespoons) and cook it for another 5-7 minutes.
    • Now add Erythritol (2 tablespoons) and mix it well.
    • Cook for another 2-3 minutes.
    • Sprinkle cardamom powder (1 teaspoon) and mix it well.
    • Roast Cashew nuts (8 gms(5 pieces)), Almond nuts (6 gms(5 pieces)) and Pistachio nuts (6 gms(10 pieces))
    • Make a coarse powder of the roasted nuts.
    • Turn off the hob and garnish with coarsely powdered mixture of roasted nuts.
    • Serve hot.

  • Process

    PLACE THE BOTTLEGOURD (1 GRATED) INTO A PRESSURECOOKER OR STEAMER AND STEAM IT FOR 3-5 MINUTES.HEAT A PAN AND PUT CLARIFIED BUTTER (GHEE) (2TABLESPOONS).SAUTE THE STEAMED BOTTLEGOURD ON MEDIUM HEAT UNTILIT TURNS SLIGHTLY BROWN.ADD DOUBLE CREAM (2 TABLESPOONS) AND COOK IT FORANOTHER 5-7 MINUTES.NOW ADD ERYTHRITOL (2 TABLESPOONS) AND MIX ITWELL.COOK FOR ANOTHER 2-3 MINUTES.SPRINKLE CARDAMOM POWDER (1 TEASPOON) AND MIX ITWELL.ROAST CASHEW NUTS (8 GMS(5 PIECES)), ALMOND NUTS(6 GMS(5 PIECES)) AND PISTACHIO NUTS (6 GMS(10PIECES))MAKE A COARSE POWDER OF THE ROASTED NUTS.TURN OFF THE HOB AND GARNISH WITH COARSELYPOWDERED MIXTURE OF ROASTED NUTS.SERVE HOT.

Nutritional Info

Calculated Net Carb Info (Total Net Carbs for entire dish: 3.68)
Ingredient Amount Recipe Unit Conversion Factor Amount used in Recipe(gms) Net_carb/100gms Source Calculated Net Carb in recipe
Bottlegourd 1 GRATED 0.0 0.0 3.7 LABEL 0.0
Clarified Butter (Ghee) 2 TABLESPOONS 15.0 30.0 0.0 NCCDB 0.0
Double Cream 2 TABLESPOONS 15.0 30.0 3.5 LABEL 1.05
Erythritol 2 TABLESPOONS 15.0 30.0 0.0 NCCDB 0.0
Cardamom Powder 1 TEASPOON 5.0 5.0 0.0 UKDB 0.0
Cashew Nuts 8 GMS 1.0 8.0 18.0 LABEL 1.44
Almond Nuts 6 GMS 1.0 6.0 5.3 LABEL 0.32
Pistachio Nuts 6 GMS 1.0 6.0 14.5 LABEL 0.87
Grand Total - - - - - - 3.68
Recipe in Cooklang 
>> Serving Size: 2 portions
>> Cooking Time: 30 minutes
>> Category: Dessert
>> Type: Vegetarian
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Now add @Erythritol{2%tablespoons} and mix it well.
Cook for another ~{2-3%minutes}.
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Make a coarse powder of the roasted nuts.
Turn off the #hob{} and garnish with coarsely powdered mixture of roasted nuts.
Serve hot.

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