This South Asian squash is indeed bottle shaped, light green and long. The flesh inside is spongy and you can also cut it into small pieces and make a curry out of it. Bottle gourd or lauki is over 90% water therefore it is easy to digest.
Healthy bottle gourd can be taken in many ways.
Bottle gourd is extremely popular for reducing high blood pressure and baad cholesterol in some people. The B vitamins assist in increasing the body’s metabolic rate to better digest fats, proteins, sugar and carbohydrate.
I have made sweet with very little sugar .Enjoy the sweet for Navaratri.