Lauki or bottle gourd as we call it in English is a south asian squash is indeed bottle shaped ,light green and long .The flesh inside is spongy and we can also cut into small pieces and make curry out of it .Bottle gourd is over 90% water therefore it is easy to digest .

It is one of the best vegetable to be taken in summer times .When we add grated lauki to the wheat flour and make paratha it increases the of paratha instead of eating plain paratha.