Lauki/doodhi ka halwa

Ingredients:

 Doodhi/bottle gourd grated. 1 1/2 cup
10-12 cashewnuts chopped
1 tblsp cardamom powder
2 tblsp pure ghee
Milk 1 cup
Water 1cup
Sugar 1/2 cup

Directions:Peel, wash and grate Doodhi. Chop cashewnuts.
Dissolve sugar in milk and water.
Heat pure ghee in a thick-bottomed pan. Fry cashew till its golden brown. Now add grated doodhi with the cashewnuts and cook on high heat until the water evaporates(apprx 5 mins). Mix the milk, sugar and water mixture and keep the gas in slow flame. Add cardamom powder, Cook till all the milk evaporates and mixture becomes dry. 

Serve hot or at room temperature.

Sweet potato bhajia

Ingredients:

1 sweet potato sliced finely
1 cup besan(chickpea flour)
1 tblsp owa(ajwain) 
1/2 tblsp haldi powder
1/2 tblsp mirchi powder
1 cup water
salt to taste
Oil for frying 


Directions:

For the batter, Mix in the besan, salt, owa, mirchi powder and haldi. Add water, stirring the mixture continuously(This way the  bhajias will become nice and fluffy) till you get a nice thick consistency.

Cut the sweet potato into thin slices.

Heat oil in kadhai. Dip the sweet potato in besan batter and deep fry it in oil.

Sweet Potato Pakoda is ready to eat. Serve it with Tomato Ketchup.