Dessert Options
Lauki Halwa, Lighter
Grated lauki slow-cooked in milk with dates and cardamom, finished with whey. The winter halwa at half the calories, 13 g of protein.
200
kcal
13g
protein
26g
carbs
6g
fat
Per serving · makes 2 · 35 minutes
Ingredients
- •2 cups lauki (bottle gourd), grated and squeezed
- •300 ml toned milk
- •100 g soft dates, chopped fine
- •1 tsp ghee, 1/4 tsp cardamom
- •1/2 scoop (15 g) vanilla whey; almond slivers
Method
- 1.Saute the lauki in the ghee 3 to 4 minutes till the raw smell goes.
- 2.Add the milk and dates and simmer 20 minutes, stirring, until the milk is absorbed.
- 3.Cool 5 minutes off the heat, then stir in the whey (hot halwa makes whey grainy).
- 4.Cardamom, almonds, serve warm.
Coach’s note
Halwa is a technique, not a sugar delivery. Milk plus dates gives you the whole experience; the whey quietly makes it a protein dessert.
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