Ghiya Kheer - Putting Gourd to creative Use Serving : 6 Ingredients 2 Litres Full Cream Milk 500 g Bottle Gourd (Ghiya or Lauki) 250 Grams Sugar 1 tbsp Rose Water 1 silver leaf To Garnish : 6 green Cardamoms, peeled and powdered 25 gms Almonds , cut into halves. 25 Gms. raisins Method Boil Milk in a Kadai for 15 Min. (Low Flame), stirring it occasionally. In the meantime, wash peel a tender bottle gourd. Grate It. Boil for 15 minutes with half a cup of Water Remove it and Squeeze out the water. Add lauki/ghiya to the milk that is already cooking in the kadai. Cook the mixture till the milk is reduced to half of the original quantity. Add sugar and raisins and cook for 5 mins. Set aside and allow it to cool. Add some vanilla essence or rose water and stir it. Garnish it with Cardomom Powder, Raisins and almond