Lauki Raita (Bottle Gourd Raita Recipe)

Name: Lauki Raita (Bottle Gourd Raita Recipe)
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 5-6 people
Ingredients: 2 cups yogurt (about 500 grams); 10 1/2 ounces bottle gourd (about 300 grams)

Seema Raghav @foodiedoor

Lauki Raita is a cooling dish. The combination of yogurt and bottle gourd makes it even more nutritious. I really enjoy eating this raita with rice. In this raita, I have used 1 teaspoon of powdered sugar along with salt to balance the sourness of the yogurt and enhance the flavor of the raita. Adding roasted cumin and 1 teaspoon of raw mustard oil on top gives the raita a unique taste. I have cooked the bottle gourd for 5-7 minutes without adding water, so there's no need to strain it, and the nutrients of the bottle gourd are retained.

Seema Raghav @foodiedoor

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Ingredients

10-15 minutes

5-6 people

2 cupsyogurt (about 500 grams)
10 1/2 ouncesbottle gourd (about 300 grams)
1 teaspoon powdered sugar
1/3 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
1/2 teaspoon roasted cumin
2 teaspoons chopped cilantro
1 teaspoon mustard oil

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Steps

10-15 minutes

1

Wash and peel the bottle gourd. Grate it.
2

Cook the grated bottle gourd in a pot without water, covered, for 7-8 minutes.
3

Let the cooked bottle gourd cool down.
4

Whisk the yogurt without adding water.
5

Mix the cooked bottle gourd, 1 teaspoon powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon roasted cumin, 2 teaspoons cilantro, and 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder into the whisked yogurt. Drizzle 1 teaspoon mustard oil on top.
6

The Lauki Raita is ready.