Lauki or Bottle gourd is called by various names at various places in India. This humble vegetable is somehow skipped when we talk about delicious foods.
Here I'm sharing a simple recipe which is a regular feature of our household as both me and my hubby relish eating this one. Usually when we both want a light, regular, home cooked meal; this is the one which comes to our mind. Though it can be cooked as a dry vegetable also; we usually use the curried one.
Ingredients:
This simple vegetable it can be transformed into a delicacy by making 'Koftas'. Will write about that some other time.
Here I'm sharing a simple recipe which is a regular feature of our household as both me and my hubby relish eating this one. Usually when we both want a light, regular, home cooked meal; this is the one which comes to our mind. Though it can be cooked as a dry vegetable also; we usually use the curried one.
Ingredients:
- Lauki- 1 (cut into medium sized pieces)
- Tomatoes- 1 big (chopped)
- Jeera (cumin seeds)- 1 tsp
- Ghee (clarified butter)- 1 tsp
- salt to taste
- Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
- Haldi (Turmeric powder)- 1/4 tsp
- Dhaniya (coriander seeds powder)-1 &1/2 tsp approx.
- Take a pressure cooker and add ghee to it.
- Add Jeera and wait till it sizzles.
- Add Lauki and chopped tomatoes and toss it around.
- Add the remaining spices and 1 Tbsp water (optional).
- Cover and cook at medium flame
- After one whistle, the curry is usually cooked. You might need to cook more if the gourd was very stiff in the beginning.
- Serve hot with Chapati or rice.
This simple vegetable it can be transformed into a delicacy by making 'Koftas'. Will write about that some other time.
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