Sorakaya Payasam - Doodhi Kheer

Sorakaya Payasam Recipe

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups low fat milk
1 cup grated bottle gourd/sorakaya/dhoodi, squeeze out water
4 tbsps sugar (adjust)
1/2 tsp cardamom pwd
pinch of saffron, mix with 1 tsp milk
5-6 cashew nuts/almonds, toasted
1/2 tbsp ghee

1 Heat a vessel, add ghee and toast the cashew nuts and almonds till golden brown. Remove from vessel, keep aside.
2 In the same vessel, add the grated bottle gourd and saute for 5-6 mts. Add the boiled milk and simmer for 15-16 mts, stirring once in a while. Add sugar and simmer for another 10-12 mts, stirring once in a while.
3 Add the cardamom pwd, saffron and toasted cashews and almonds. Serve warm or refrigerate until chilled. It tastes good both warm and chilled.