Ingredients:
- pounds winter melon
- 2 cups sugar (according to taste)
- 1 tbsp broken cashew
- 1 tbsp golden raisins
- 1/2 tsp crushed cardamom
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 2 drops red food color
- Peel the winter melon, remove the seeds, grate, squeeze the water from it and keep it aside.
- Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan and fry the cashew till light brown.
- Add the raisins and fry till they puff up. Keep it aside.
- Now add the grated winter melon and saute till all the water evaporates and winter melon is cooked.
- Add the sugar and mix it well. Keep stirring till all the water evaporates.
- Add the food color, fried cashew and raisins and crushed cardamom. Mix it well.
- Remove from the flame.
- Serve hot or cold.
