Pumpkin Halwa

Ingredients:
yellow pumpkin - 500 gm
milk - 1/2 litre
sugar - 250 gm
khoya - 100 gm
ghee - 1 tbsp
dry fruits
cardamom to taste

Preparation:

Peel out the pumpkin and grate it or grind it.
Fry the grated pumpkin in half tbsp ghee for 2 -3 min.
Mix boiled milk into pumpkin and keep on the gas stove.
keep on the stove untill it is tender and the milk is absorbed by the pumpkin. Keep on stirring.
Take half tbsp ghee and fry the khoya in it till it leaves oil.
Mix the khoya and sugar in the pumpkin mixture and keep stirring till the desired consistency (about 5 - minutes on low flame).
Pour out in a serving dish and decorate with dry fruits and the halwa is ready for serving.
It can be served both hot and cold.