Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, lauki bharta (mashed bottle gourd curry). It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Lauki Bharta (Mashed Bottle Gourd Curry) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Lauki Bharta (Mashed Bottle Gourd Curry) is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
Lauki is not liked vegetable among children and youths, so a nice twist and make this healthy Lauki loved. This is easy to prepare as well. Lauki Bharta is an unique way to make bharta, This is a delicious recipe and is perfect to serve for your everyday meals along with Phulka and a Raita. Lauki (Bottle gourd) has good amount of water content in it and is healthy vegetable which should be consumed regularly.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook lauki bharta (mashed bottle gourd curry) using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Lauki Bharta (Mashed Bottle Gourd Curry):
- Prepare 1 medium sized bottle gourd, sliced
- Get 2 tbsp. oil
- Take 1 tbsp. ghee
- Get 1 tsp. cumin seeds
- Prepare 1/4 tsp. asafoetida
- Prepare 1 onion, chopped
- Prepare 1 tsp. ginger-garlic paste
- Prepare 1-2 tomatoes, chopped
- Get 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
- Prepare 1 tsp. roasted cumin powder
- Prepare to taste salt
- Make ready 1 tbsp. roasted coriander powder
- Take 2 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped
- Prepare 1 tsp. garam masala powder
- Take 1 tsp. red chilli powder
She often makes this one during the summers along with cooling curries like Kokum curry, kadhi, avial. A traditional North Indian Bottle Gourd or Lauki Curry made in Pressure Cooker. This curry is easy to make, along with unbelievably delicious and nutritious. There are many names for Bottle Gourd.
Steps to make Lauki Bharta (Mashed Bottle Gourd Curry):
- Steam the sliced bottle gourd for 10 minutes or till it turns soft. Blend coarsely and keep aside.
- Heat oil & ghee in a pan. Temper with cumin seeds & asafoetida.
- Add onion and stir fry till light brown.
- Now add the ginger-garlic paste and saute till the raw smell disappears.
- Add the tomatoes and continue to saute till it is nicely mashed.
- Now it is the time to add all the dry spices. Give it a stir. Add the bottle gourd & mix everything well. Saute for 3-4 minutes.
- Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve as a side dish with rice or chapatis.
This curry is easy to make, along with unbelievably delicious and nutritious. There are many names for Bottle Gourd. In this Lauki Kofta Curry recipe, deep-fried koftas (round shaped deep fried spicy dumplings) made of grated bottle gourd, gram flour, rice flour and ginger-garlic paste are cooked in spicy gravy of tomato and cashew nuts. This step by step photo recipe explains the entire process of how to make lauki. The Bottle Gourd or Lauki was one of many vegetables I hated as a child.
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