Bottleguard Kheer

Ingredients -

• Milk - 1 litre
• Sugar - 3 tbsp
• Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
• Bottleguard (lauki) - 1 (medium)
• Khowa - 500 gms
• Sabudana - 2 tsp (soaked)
• Green color - a pinch
• Dry fruits (chopped) - 3 tsp

Procedure -

• Peel and grate half of the bottleguard and keep aside.
• Cut rest of it into pieces and boil till tender. Then blend it.
• Take milk in a bowl, add sabudana, grated bottleguard and cardamom powder. Cook till bottleguard tenders. 
• Now add sugar and the blended bottleguard. Cook till thick. 
• Add green color and khowa and cook for 5 minutes. Refrigerate.
• Serve cold garnished with dry fruits.