Sorakaya Payasam/Kadhu ki Kheer/ Bottle Gourd Pudding

Ingredients:

• 2 cups grated bottle gourd(peel the bottle gourd,remove seeds and grate)
• 3cups milk
• 4tsp. Sugar
• 1/4 cup Khoya
• 1/4cup milk maid/condensed milk
• 3tsps.chopped pistachios, cashews,almonds
• A pinch of saffron
• 3-4cardamom (powdered)
• 1tbsp. ghee
  

Method:

Squeeze out any excess water from grated bottle guard and keep it aside. In a pan add ghee fry the nuts and keep aside. In a heavy bottom vessel bring milk to boil, then add the grated bottle gourd and sugar to the milk, let it cook for 5-8 mins., add condensed milk, khoya to the boiling milk and mix it well( if not using khoya just increase the condensed milk to 1/2cup instead of 1/4 and reduce the sugar). Add the cardamom powder ,saffron and fried nuts, mix well and turn off the heat.Serve hot or cold!