Lau Besara(Bottle Gourd with mustard-poppy seeds paste)

Name: Lau Besara(Bottle Gourd with mustard-poppy seeds paste)
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 bottle gourd (small); 2 potatoes; 3 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp poppy seeds; 5 garlic cloves; 1 piece ginger (small); 1 onion chopped; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp chilli powder; To taste salt; leaves Some coriander; 2 tsp oil; 1 cup water

Pratima Mohanty @cook_13984189

'Lau Besara' is a typical odia dish and is very popular in villages of Odisha. Though a good number of besara items are there in odia cuisine, 'Lau Besara' is more liked by the people for its multiple heath benefits.

Pratima Mohanty @cook_13984189

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Ingredients

20-25 minutes

4 servings

1 bottlegourd (small)
2potatoes
3 tspmustard seeds
1 tsppoppy seeds
5garlic cloves
1 pieceginger (small)
1onion chopped
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspchilli powder
To tastesalt
leavesSome coriander
2 tspoil
1 cupwater

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Steps

20-25 minutes

1

Peel the bottle gourd and potatoes, cut into long pieces (as shown) and wash properly. Keep it aside.
2

Blend mustard seeds, poppy seeds, garlic and ginger together to a fine paste.
3

Heat oil in a deep pan. Add onion and fry till brown. Add bottle gourd and potato. Fry for some time. Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt, ground masala paste and saute for a while. Then add water, cover and allow it to cook for 15 minutes on a medium heat.
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4. Open the lid, add coriander leaves and remove it from the flame.
5

Thus ready is the 'Lau Besara' to be served with rice and dal.