Dil-E-Firdaus

Ingredients:
Bottle Gourd (Kaddu) - 250 gms
Milk - 1 Lt
Sago (Sabudana) - 3 tbsp
Almond Powder -1/2 cup
Rice Powder - 1/2 cup
Canned Pineapple - 4 slices
Edible Color Green - 6 drops
Sugar - 2 1/2 cups (as per taste)
Vanila Extracts 2 teaspoons
Almonds, Pistachio, Cashewnut - 100 gms

Method:
Boil Sago (sabudana) for about 20 minutes / until it gets soft;
Peel Bottle Guard (Kaddu), remove seeds and shred the pieces on fine chopper;
Make small cubes of pineapple; Shred almonds, pistachio & cahewnuts for decoration;

Boil milk in non stick pan, add the shredded bottle gourd (kaddu) and boil for another 15 minutes or until the bottle gourd gets soft, add rice powder by stirring continually, boil again for about 10 minutes, add almond powder, sugar, sago (sabudana) while stirring continually, keep stirring under low flame for about 10-15 minutes, add green edible color along with half of the shredded almond, pistachio & cashewnuts while stirring. Remove pan from the flame and allow it to cool.

After cooling completely add pineapple cubes, mix it well for the dish to absorb the flavor of pineapple.

While serving garnish / decorate it with the remaining shredded almonds, pistachio & cashewnuts.