Lauki Bhaji

Name: Lauki Bhaji
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 gm lauki; 1 onion; 1 Tomato; 1 " piece ginger; 1 Green chilli; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds; To taste salt; 1/4 tsp red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp garam masala; 1/4 tsp coriander seeds powder; 1/2 tsp Kasuri methi; 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves; 2 tbsp cooking oil; 1/2 bowl water

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

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#Bottle gourd, known as lauki (ghiya) in Hindi and Dudhi in Gujarati, is generally not a popular vegetable in every household but it is low in carbohydrates and good for Weight watchers.

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

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Ingredients

25 minutes

2 servings

500 gmlauki
1onion
1Tomato
1" piece ginger
1Green chilli
1/4 tspcumin seeds
To tastesalt
1/4 tspred chilli powder
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/4 tspgaram masala
1/4 tspcoriander seeds powder
1/2 tspKasuri methi
2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
2 tbsp cooking oil
1/2 bowlwater

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Steps

25 minutes

1

Wash peel and chop all vegetables. Chop bottlegourd in small pieces. Grate tomatoes.
2

Heat cooking oil in a pressure cooker. Add cumin seeds and when cumin seeds splutter put finely chopped ginger and onions and saute till golden brown.
3

Add salt, red chilli powder, coriander seeds powder, kasuri methi and turmeric powder and mix well. Grate tomatoes and add in onions and saute till oil leaves the sides.
4

Add chopped bottlegourd and mix well. Add water and place the lid and cook till 3-4 whistles. Switch off the flame. Let pressure releases automatically
5

When pressure releases open the lid and add garam masala and coriander leaves.
6

Serve hot with chapatti or rice garnished with chopped coriander leaves.