LOKI / BOTTLEGOURD KHEER

Bottlegourd/ Calabash / Sorakayi / Loki	3 cups
Milk	1.5 ltrs
Dry coconut powder	1 tbsp
Almonds	10 (soak and peel the skin)
Chironji	1 tbsp
Cardamon powder	1 tsp
Sugar	1 - 1½  cups
Ghee	2 tbsp
Cashews	10-12
Kis mis	2 tbsp

• Peel bottle gourd and cut horizontally. Remove the soft part along with seed. Now grate with help of grater and squeeze the water.
• Grind almonds, chironji, dry coconut powder and into fine paste (add water to make a paste).
• Heat ghee and fry Kaju and kismis. Pull out from ghee and keep aside.
• In same ghee fry grated bottle gourd till the raw smell leaves.
• Meanwhile, bring milk to boil and continues boiling for another 5 minutes.
• Now add bottle gourd as prepared above. Stir and boil on medium flame 5-8 minutes.
• Add sugar, cardamon  powder and above dry fruits paste. Stir, and continue boiling for another 5 minutes or boil till to your desired consistency.
• Garnish with cashews and Kismis.
• Serve hot or warm.