Lauki delight (bottle gourd delight)

Lauki delight is a charming Indian dessert made from bottle gourd. With careful substitutions, this diabetes-friendly version helps you enjoy this traditional sweet treat while maintaining your blood sugar level.

Ingredients

• Lauki (bottle gourd), 2 cups (500g), grated
• Unsweetened almond milk, 2 cups (400ml)
• Nuts (almonds, cashews, or pistachios), 2 tbsp (30g), chopped
• Raisins (optional), 1 tbsp (15g)
• Erythritol (or a sugar substitute of your choice), 3 tbsp (45ml)
• Cardamom powder, ½ tsp (2.5g)
• Olive oil or ghee, 2 tbsp (30g)

Method

1. Rinse, peel, and grate the bottle gourd.
2. Heat the olive oil or ghee in a large pan on a medium flame.
3. Add the grated bottle gourd and sauté until the moisture evaporates.
4. Add the almond milk and cook on a low to medium flame, stirring occasionally, until the milk boils and reduces by three-quarters.
5. Mix in the erythritol, cardamom powder, and chopped nuts.
6. Continue to cook, stirring until the mixture thickens and releases some oil (you’ll see specks of oil form on the side of the utensil or dessert).
7. Turn off the heat and add raisins if you’re using them.
8. Mix well and serve hot or warm.

Storage: Refrigerate any leftover dessert in an airtight container. It will stay fresh for up to 2 days. Reheat before serving.

Nutritional information

Per serving:

Calories - 150kcal

Fat - 10g

Carbohydrate - 15g

Protein - 2g

Sodium - 50mg

Sugar - 0g

Fibre - 3g