KUVALE HALWO-Konkani sweet dish /Ash gourd Halwa

Ash gourd is called Kuvale in Konkani.Ash gourd has a good amount of Minerals and Vitamines. All parts of the Ash gourd is useful for preparing so many varities of Konkani dishes.You can sun dry the peeled skin and scooped seeds of the Ashgourd applying little Salt and deep fry them.The flesh part is used for making Curries like Kuvale Sambar,Kuvale Saasam, Kuvale Ambat, Kuvale Puli koddel, and also used for making sweet dish called Kuvale Halwo.

Kuvale Halwo is a sweet dish made with fresh Ash gourd.Ash gourd Halwa/Kuvale Halwo is a traditional and favourite sweet dish in Konkani cuisine.This Sweet dish is very easy and simple to prepare with few ingredients.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare this sweet Ash gourd Halwa / Kuvale Halwo.

Ingredients:-

Ash gourd.                - 2 cup grated
Sugar.                       - 1/4 cup
Ghee.                        - 1tbsp
Cardamom.               -5 pods.
Cashewnuts               - 5 
Badam.                      -5
Kismiss.                     -5

Instruction:-

Peel the outer skin of a small Ash gourd and scoop out  and remove the seeds. And grate the flesh part of the Ash gourd and keep aside. [about 2 cup]

Chop Badams and Cashew nuts and keep aside. 

Heat little Ghee in a pan and fry the chopped Cashewnuts and Kismiss.Fry them in Ghee till  the Cashew nut pieces become golden colour and the Kismiss puffed up and  keep aside.

Peel and crush Cardamom and keep aside crushed Cardamom.

Method:-

Heat a non stick pan and add the grated Ash gourd directly into the pan and cook until the water content evaporates.It will take about 7 minutes on medium flame with stirring in between.

Once the water has evaporated, add the Sugar  into the pan and mix well.

Mix the Sugar and Ash gourd mixture till the Sugar is melted and incorporated with Ash gourd.

Now add the crushed Cardamom and mix well with the Ash gourd Sugar mixture.

Add chopped Badam pieces, fried Cashew nuts and fried Kismiss into the pan and mix well.

Add little Ghee (used for frying the nuts) and stir well.

Once the Halwa is thickened switch off the flame.

A delicious, easiest and sweet Ash gourd Halwa is ready. Allow the Ash gourd Halwa to cool a little and then serve.

Ash gourd Halwa