Ash gourd mandos
Ash gourd mandos or bhakri Ingredients : *Broken wheat course rava : 2 cups Ash gourd / winter melon (grated) : 4 cups Grated coconut : 2 cups Jaggery : 2 cups Ghee : 3 tblsp Cashew nuts : 10 - 12 Coconut pieces : 4 tblsp (optional) Salt : to taste Water : 1 cup Cardamom : 2 tsp Procedure: Wash the melon, cut it into wedges and remove the seeds. Then cut it into smaller pieces and grate it leaving the skin intact. Grind grated coconut using water (grinding coconut is optional you can use it as is if you like some texture) then mix it with the grated gourd and add jaggery. Put it on the gas stove on a medium flame. When it comes to a boil, lower the flame and gradually pour the rava and keep stirring continuously. (If you are using idli rava then add the jaggery after the rice is cooked otherwise it will take a longer time to cook.) Nicely mix everything and cook until you get a sheera consistency and the grains are cooke...