Dumroot / Kashi / winter melon halwa

Dumroot is a delicacy from Karnataka. It's usually prepared during festivals & marriages.

Ingredients: -
2 cups shredded white pumpkin / Ash gourd

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 tbsp ghee or butter

1/4 tsp cardamom powder

1/4 tsp nutmeg powder

1/4 cup heavy cream

1/4 tsp ginger powder

a pinch of saffron (drop the saffron in little warm water)

Method:-
1. Press & remove excess water from the shredded pumpkin. Collect the water to prepare sugar syrup.

2. Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan & add the shredded pumpkin.

3. Cook till little moisture is left. Remove & keep aside.

4. Pour the water collected by pressing the pumpkin into the pan & add sugar.

5. Stir till the sugar dissolves.

6. Add pumpkin, ginger powder, nut mug powder & saffron to the sugar syrup & fry till moisture is fully absorbed.

7. Add cream & cook for few minutes. Add little ghee when halwa consistency/ single string consistency is reached.

8. Remove from fire & add cardamom powder.

9. Garnish with roasted cashew nuts & almonds.

Single string consistency: - A thin long string is formed upto 2 to 3 inches when tested between thumb & fore finger.

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