Instant Lauki Ki Barfi Recipe, Easy Mithai without Mawa

Instant Lauki Ki Barfi Recipe, Easy Mithai without Mawa

Lauki ki barfi is an Indian mithai (sweet) recipe made from bottled gourd, milk, and sugar. This lauki ki barfi carries a soft, moist texture and a fudge shape. 

Bottle gourd is called Ghiya, dudhi, and lauki in Hindi. This Ghiya ki Barfi, or Dudhi ki barfi, is an instant mithai recipe prepared in 35 minutes. You need a few ingredients in your pantry to make this mouth-watering Lauki ki barfi dessert. 

Lauki has many health benefits, and many people do not like to eat this vegetable. You will be surprised with this mouth-watering, delicious, and creamy mithai, and I am sure once you make this at home, you will always make it. 

People make this Lauki ki barfi, especially during Diwali or any festival season. Lauki is the vegetable permitted during vrat or any fasting day. This Lauki ki barfi is a perfect sweet dish for Navratri or any fasting day. This lauki ki barfi is an excellent mithai for the pooja bhog thaal. 

There are various ways to prepare this Lauki ki barfi. Today, I am sharing an easy, quick, instant recipe with lauki, milk, milk powder, cashew nut powder, and sugar. Some also add mawa, but all the time, mawa or khoya is not readily available at home. Milk powder works perfectly fine for the mithai. 

Here are some of the tips to make perfect Lauki ki barfi:-

• The most important part of this lauki ki barfi is the correct selection of the bottle gourd. Ensure you select a thin and green in color bottle gourd. The thin one will have fewer seeds. 
• Be quick in grating the bottle gourd. It turns black quickly when exposed to air.
• Grate the vegetable using the grater with the large holes. The small holes may release more water.
• I have not squeezed the excess water content from the vegetable. (using the large holes grater helps to skip this process). Stir and cook on a high flame for 8 to 10 minutes to dry the excess water content. 
• Instead of milk powder or cashew nuts, desiccated coconut works well for this recipe.

I have shared all the tips and tricks to make this Lauki ki barfi at home effortless. Watch the video and follow all the steps with instructions and photos to make this delicious, flavorful, and healthy sweet dish to enjoy with your family and friends any time of the year. For the Lauki ki barfi recipe in Hindi, the video has subtitles in Hindi. 

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Instant Lauki Ki Barfi Recipe, Easy Mithai without Mawa

Lauki Ki Barfi is an Indian mithai (sweet) recipe made from bottled gourd, milk, and sugar. This lauki ki barfi carries a soft, moist texture and a fudge shape. 

Bottle gourd is called Ghiya, dudhi, and lauki in Hindi. This Ghiya ki Barfi, or Dudhi ki barfi, is an instant mithai recipe prepared in 30 minutes. You need a few ingredients in your pantry to make this mouth-watering dessert. 

Lauki has many health benefits, and many people do not like to eat this vegetable. You will be surprised with this mouth-watering, delicious, and creamy mithai, and I am sure once you make this at home, you will always make it. 

People make this Lauki ki barfi, especially during Diwali or any festival season. Lauki is the vegetable permitted during vrat or any fasting day. This Lauki ki Launj is a perfect sweet dish for Navratri or any fasting day. This barfi is excellent for the pooja bhog thaal. 

There are various ways to prepare this Lauki ki barfi. Today, I am sharing an easy, quick, instant recipe with lauki, milk, milk powder, cashew nut powder, and sugar. Some also add mawa, but all the time, mawa or khoya is not readily available at home. Milk powder works perfectly fine for the mithai. 

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time35 minutes mins

Resting time4 hours hrs

Total Time4 hours hrs 40 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Indian

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Servings: 12 Servings

Ingredients

• 1200 grams Bottle Gourd
• 5½ tbsp Ghee
• 170 grams Sugar
• 1 cup Milk
• 1 cup or 110 grams Milk Powder
• 3 tbsp Cashew Nut Powder 
• ½ tsp Cardamom
• pinch Nutmeg
• 2 tbsp Nuts
• Green Color Optional

Instructions

• Take 1200 grams of bottle gourd. Wash and wipe it with a clean napkin. Ensure you select a green in color and thin vegetable. A thinner bottle gourd has fewer seeds or is seedless.
• Cut both the ends of the bottle gourd and peel the skin off.
• Chop the vegetable in a vertical shape.
• There are tiny seeds in the vegetable.
• Slightly cut the white part of the vegetable. This step is optional as the seeds are tiny.
• Grate the bottle gourd using the large holes of the grater. Be quick in this process; bottle gourd may turn black when exposed to air.

  Tip – There is no need to squeeze out the excess water content in the bottle gourd.
• Add 2 tbsp of ghee to a heavy bottom pan and let the ghee heat up. Add the grated bottled gourd.
• Stir continuously and cook on a high flame for 8 to 10 minutes or until the water content in the bottle gourd is not absorbed.
• After 8 to 10 minutes, no water content in the mixture.
• Add 170 grams of sugar. Stir continuously and cook till the sugar dissolves.
• Cover with the lid and simmer for 7 to 8 minutes or until the sugar syrup is absorbed.
• Stir occasionally.
• After 7 to 8 minutes, the mixture has absorbed the sugar syrup. 
• Add one cup of full-fat cream milk and mix all the ingredients well. Cover with the lid and simmer for 7 to 8 minutes.
• Add one cup of milk powder in a bowl, add 3 tbsp of melted ghee, and mix all the ingredients well.
• Add 3 tbsp of cashew nut powder and mix all the ingredients well.

  Tip – Adding cashew powder is optional. Cashew nut gives binding and makes the barfi rich in taste.
• After 7 to 8 minutes, the mixture has absorbed the milk. Add some green color and mix all the ingredients until well combined.
• Add the prepared milk powder and mix all the ingredients until well combined.
• The mixture is sticky. Stir continuously and cook on a medium flame until it leaves the sides of the pan.
• Add ½ tsp cardamom, a pinch of nutmeg, and some nuts, and mix it well.
• The mixture has left the sides of the pan. Add ½ tbsp of ghee and mix it well.
• Transfer the mixture to a greased tray and spread it evenly. Garnish it with some almonds and pistachios. Let the barfi rest for 4 to 5 hours or overnight.
• Cut them into the desired shape and size.
• Creamy and delicious barfi is ready to serve.
• Enjoy it with your family and friends any time of the year.

How to Make Lauki Ki Barfi at Home Step-by-Step Photos

1. Take 1200 grams of bottle gourd. Wash and wipe it with a clean napkin. Ensure you select a green in color and thin vegetable. A thinner bottle gourd has fewer seeds or is seedless.
   
2. Cut both the ends of the bottle gourd and peel the skin off.
   
3. Chop the vegetable in a vertical shape.
   
4. There are tiny seeds in the vegetable.
   
5. Slightly cut the white part of the vegetable. This step is optional as the seeds are tiny.
   
6. Grate the bottle gourd using the large holes of the grater. Be quick in this process; bottle gourd may turn black when exposed to air. Tip – There is no need to squeeze out the excess water content in the bottle gourd.
   
7. Add 2 tbsp of ghee to a heavy bottom pan and let the ghee heat up. Add the grated bottled gourd.
   
8. Stir continuously and cook on a high flame for 8 to 10 minutes or until the water content in the bottle gourd is not absorbed.
   
9. After 8 to 10 minutes, no water content in the mixture.
   
10. Add 170 grams of sugar. Stir continuously and cook till the sugar dissolves.
    
11. Cover with the lid and simmer for 7 to 8 minutes or until the sugar syrup is absorbed completely.
    
12. Stir occasionally.
    
13. After 7 to 8 minutes, the mixture has absorbed the sugar syrup. 
    
14. Add one cup of full-fat cream milk and mix all the ingredients well. Cover with the lid and simmer for 7 to 8 minutes.
    
15. Add one cup of milk powder in a bowl, add 3 tbsp of melted ghee, and mix all the ingredients well.
    
16. Add 3 tbsp of cashew nut powder and mix all the ingredients well. Tip – Adding cashew powder is optional. Cashew nut gives binding and makes the barfi rich in taste.
    
17. After 7 to 8 minutes, the mixture has absorbed the milk. Add some green color and mix all the ingredients until well combined.
    
18. Add the prepared milk powder and mix all the ingredients until well combined.
    
19. The mixture is sticky. Stir continuously and cook on a medium flame until it leaves the sides of the pan.
    
20. Add ½ tsp cardamom, a pinch of nutmeg, and some nuts, and mix it well.
    
21. The mixture has left the sides of the pan. Add ½ tbsp of ghee and mix it well.
    
22. Transfer the mixture to a greased tray and spread it evenly. Garnish it with some almonds and pistachios. Let the barfi rest for 4 to 5 hours or overnight.
    
23. Cut them into the desired shape and size.
    
24. Creamy and delicious barfi is ready to serve.
    
25. Enjoy it with your family and friends any time of the year.
    

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Conclusion

In this Lauki ki barfi recipe, we have shared how to make Lauki ki barfi at home with all the tips and tricks. This lauki ki barfi carries a soft, moist texture and a fudge shape. Bottle gourd is called Ghiya, dudhi, and lauki in Hindi. This Ghiya ki Barfi, or Dudhi ki barfi, is an instant mithai recipe prepared in 35 minutes. You need a few ingredients in your pantry to make this mouth-watering dessert, and once you make it, you will be surprised by the flavor and taste. If you like this recipe, please comment and rank us for this recipe. Your suggestions and comments are always welcome and are like a treasure to improve every time.