Lauki Barfi Recipe: Everyone eagerly waits for the festival of Navratri, this time Chaitra Navratri will start on 22 March 2023. During these nine days of Navratri, you can prepare and eat different dishes while fasting. For those who have a sweet tooth, here is an easy homemade dessert recipe that you can make at home with just a few ingredients like a bottled gourd, milk, sugar, ghee, milk powder and grated coconut. Be it, children or adults, everyone will like this delicious sweet.

Make tasty and healthy gourd barfi on Navratri fast
Festival, Puja or any other special occasion, this Lauki Barfi recipe is best for every celebration. This barfi recipe made without khoya or mawa is as creamy as store-bought. To make Lauki ki Burfi even more delicious, you can garnish it with almonds, cashews and raisins. Fill the remaining barfi in an air-tight container and keep it in the fridge. If you like to try different recipes at home, then bookmark this recipe immediately. Try this recipe.

Ingredients of Lauki ki Barfi
1 kg bottle of gourd
3 1/2 cups milk
3/4 cup milk powder
1 cup grated coconut
2 tbsp ghee
3/4 cup sugar
2 drops of edible food colour

How to make gourd barfi
Step 1- Peel and grate the bottle gourd
Peel the bottle gourd and take out the hard seeds. Now grate the bottle gourd and collect it in a bowl.

Step 2- Fry the bottle gourd
Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a pan. Add the grated bottle gourd and fry for 5-6 minutes or till it becomes soft.

Step 3- Add milk
Now add 2 cups of milk and cook for 20-22 minutes.

Step 4- Add sugar and colour
Now add sugar and green food colour to it. Cook for a few minutes or till the sugar melts completely. Switch off the flame and keep it aside.

Step 5- Make the Coconut Mixture
Heat 1 tbsp ghee in another pan. Pour 1.5 cups of milk and let it boil. Add grated coconut and mix. Cook for 8-10 minutes or till the mixture thickens.

Step 6- Mix both mixtures together
Add the thick coconut mixture to the bottle gourd mixture. Keep on medium flame and cook for 8-10 more minutes.

Step 7- Pour in a mould and let it set
Now put the barfi mixture in a mould and make it smooth. Let it set for 3-4 hours or till it takes shape properly.

Step 8- Cut into barfi
Now just cut the frozen slab into the shape of a barfi.