BOTTLE GOURD ICE CREAM/LAUKI ICE CREAM

Prep Time  : 25 mins
Cooking Time  : 30 mins
Serve  : 2

INGREDIENTS
Bottle gourd/lauki   -   250 gms
Milk  -  500 gms
Sugar  -  4 tbsp
Clarified butter  -  1 tbsp
Green cardamom powder  -  1/4 tsp
Raisins  -  1 tbsp
Crushed almonds  -  1 tbsp
Fresh cream  -  1/2 cup

METHOD
Wash peel and grate the bottle gourd.
Heat clarified butter in a pan.
Add grated bottle gourd/lauki and stir fry for 4 - 5 mins. till water evaporates
Boil milk in a heavy bottom vessel.
Once boiled,keep it in the low flame.
Add stir fry bottle gourd/lauki.
Add sugar and cardamom powder.
Stirring continuously till milk reduced to half.
Once cooled, pour the mixture in the blender and blend it.
Add fresh cream and again churn it.
Add raisins and crushed almonds and mix well.
Pour the mixture in the air tight container.
Keep in the freezer for 4 - 5 hours.
Yummy bottle gourd ice cream is completely formed.