Comments on: Bottle gourd burfi(Gardudde khadi)

By: Jenni

Jenni — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:43:54 +0000

This looks really good. I use bottlegourd to make halwa, or if I don’t have any bottlegourd I use courgette (zucchini). You can even freeze the halwa and make halwa ice cream! It sound weird, but is very tasty. See some pictures on my blog, if you are interested: http://mangosoup.blogspot.com/2009/08/courgette-halwa-ice-cream.html

By: bsraju

bsraju — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:19:16 +0000

thanks a lot for providing my favourite sweet (dumroot) recipe

By: divya

divya — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:10:56 +0000

Can i add powdered sugar.

Shilpa: Yes.

By: Priti

Priti — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:45:43 +0000

Shilpa,

Do I have to peel the gardude before I grate it?

Priti

Shilpa: You can use skin also. But for best results, remove skin.

By: sk

sk — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:51:04 +0000

Is this same as dumroot??

Shilpa: I haven’t heard od dumroot before. But when I searched in google, I found both are same.

By: Meenal

Meenal — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:23:00 +0000

Hey Shilpa,m done with d barfi n its turned amazing..N ofcourse v.tasty.. I added Finely chopped cashews to it..Also color of my burfi has turned out dark green n nt yellowish..as ur pictures show..!(might b coz i dint peel d bottleguard skin n it was v.fresh n green i think)But d barfi luks really rich with leaf green background d cashew pieces embedded in it..!Nw, M lil worried..coz it`l gt finished soon Niways, thnks again for such lovely recipies..
Betwn,i think we can make similar barfis using d pumpkin n butternut squash n even carrot..let me kno if uv tried with any of these….n update the same in ur blog.

Best regards,
Meenal

Shilpa: Meenal, I haven’t made the burfis with pumpkin or carrot. But have heard about the carrot burfis before. If I try them, I will surely post them here.

By: Meenal

Meenal — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:19:24 +0000

Hi Shilpa,i got Bottleguard to make ths quick burfi Jst a query,can i add some dry fruits like cashews n pistachios to make ths burfi more rich..?? …. i hope this wont disturb/hamper d original taste of d taste..!!..pls lemme kno ur opinion..

Thanks n Best regards,
Meenal

Shilpa: Meenal, haven’t tried dry fruits in this. May be you can add it to a small portion.

By: Meenal

Meenal — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:32:59 +0000

Hi Shilpa,this burfi luks gr8 n sounds traditional.:-)I havnt seen bottleguard here..(tryng to search one desperately aftr reading ths simple recipie)….
Betwn,just a thought n nid ur feedback pls…. iv got Acorn Squash…. wh is orange in color, not sweet in taste..,n is v.similar to pumpkin…Its smaller in size ompared to pumpkin..
Can i try ths burfi with the acorn squash..??
Also, pls lemme kno wat else can be made frm acorn squash, apart frm putting it in bhaji(vegetable) n curry..

Thanks n Regards,
Meenal

Shilpa: Sorry Meenal, no idea. Never tried Acorn squash.

By: Meenakshi

Meenakshi — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:56:37 +0000

Hi Shilpa,
I was looking a recipe for bottlegourd burfi.As i visited ur site I was so glad to see the recipe & that too with a demostration.
Thanks a lot for sharing this. I am going to make it.My mouth is watering.Very soon i will visit for more recipes.Keep on adding
Menakshi

By: char

char — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:32:38 +0000

hi shilpa,

well well the earth is round, the same recipe is known to the north indians as lauki ki log(lodge). a popular varient using khoya (prepared by simmering milk on low heat, in a thick bottmed pan till it thickens and then becomes a crumbly solid) is also prepared which is a richer and heavier version of the same sweet. both recipes though similar have their unique tastes and beleive me both taste as heavenly.

Gardudde is lauki in hindi and Dudde is kaddu both of them belong to the same family i.e., cucurbitaceae. other members include cucumber, milk gourd, melon ,watermelon, bitter gourd i.e., almost all the gourds and squashes.

but now i must go and cook the lodge you have tempted my taste buds as you always do.

bye for now

charul