Low-Cal, Bottle Gourd Squash Pudding (Doodhi Kheer)

Name: Low-Cal, Bottle Gourd Squash Pudding (Doodhi Kheer)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: South Asia — Muslim traditions
Ingredients: 1 cup gourd; 2.5 cup 2% low-fat milk; 2 tbsp nonfat dry milk powder; 3 tbsp sugar; 0.25 tsp ghee; 0.5 tsp cardamom powder

Gourd come together in this South Asian pudding, perfumed with cardamom and simmered on the stove.

25 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Ingredients

236.59 mlgourd, peel the zucchini first; or 1 cup zucchini, grated (peel the zucchini first)
591.47 ml2% low-fat milk
2 tbspnonfat dry milk powder
3 tbspsugar, or 3 tablespoons Splenda sugar substitute
0.25 tspghee
0.5 tspcardamom powder

Method

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Time: Prep 15 min · Cook 10 min · 25 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Mix the dry milk in 1 cup water and make a smooth paste. Heat the ghee. Add the squash and lightly saute.
2
Add the milk, milk powder mix and the sugar. Simmer on medium heat till squash is cooked. Add the cardamom powder. Serve warm or chilled.