Lauki with Amaranth leaves

Madhumita Bishnu
Madhumita Bishnu @Madhubish27
Kolkata

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I made a flavourful recipe and enjoyed with rice - lauki cooked and amaranth leaves fritters garnished

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Ingredients

Prep time -10 mins, Cooking time -30 mins
5 servings
  1. Amaranth Leaves
  2. 1 sprigred Amarnath leaves
  3. 4-5 Tbspbesan
  4. 1 tspred chilli powder
  5. 1/2 tspturmeric powder
  6. 1/8 tspsalt
  7. 1/4 cupwater
  8. 3-4 Tbspmustard oil to fry
  9. Lauki
  10. 1/4of big Lauki
  11. 1 Tbspginger paste
  12. 1/2 tspturmeric powder
  13. 1 tspred chilli powder
  14. 1bay leaf
  15. 1whole red chilli
  16. 2green chilli slit
  17. 1/4 tspcumin seeds
  18. 1/8 tspsalt
  19. 1 Tbspmustard oil

Cooking Instructions

Prep time -10 mins, Cooking time -30 mins
  1. 1

    Wash the amaranth leaves and chop fine. In a bowl add Besan, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt and add water to mix well. Whisk to give a shine.

  2. 2

    Add the chopped amaranth leaves to besan mix and mix well

  3. 3

    In a wok heat mustard oil, add 1 Tbsp of the amaranth leaves mix and on medium flame fry to make fritters, flip sides after 1 min, set aside

  4. 4

    In the same wok add more mustard oil, add cumin seeds, bay leaf, whole red chilli and add chopped lauki or bottle gourd, add sugar and salt and cook covered until lauki is dry

  5. 5

    In a small bowl add ginger paste and red chilli powder, fire RC powder and mix well. Add that to the lauki and mix well, add slit green chiliies, water and cover to cook

  6. 6

    Chop the Amarnath leaves fritters and garnish on lauki. Enjoy with rice

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Madhumita Bishnu
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I’m a Home Chef and love cooking different recipes from all across the world. I enjoy sharing and learning from foodies like me. Follow me on my blog madhubish27.com and IG @madhubish. Thank you
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