Lauki ki sabji or bottle gourd curry is my favourite meal.Unlike many people,I love bottle gourd or ghia.It is a versatile veggie.Lauki recipes are simple.Make a sweet barfi out of it,lauki sabzi or make kofta.You can also add it to khichdi ,make a thepla or make a lauki dal out of it.You can actually replace potato in pav bhaji with doodhi and people wouldn't know.
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Humble lauki / dudhi is easy to cook.It cooks fast.You need minimal ingredients to make the doodhi sabzi.Great for a mid-week meal too.If you use oil for tempering,it goes vegan and gluten-free too.
Lauki is also very good during pregnancy and helps you avoid constipation.It is one of the reasons I recovered well post pregnancy too.It has 96% water content and multiple health benefits.
Some people will say arre bimaar hai kya jo lauki khaye? But believe me,it saves you from many diseases when you eat it at a regular basis.
What is Lauki and what are its health benefits.
Lauki in english is know as Bottle gourd and hence lauki sabji in english is known as bottle gourd curry.It is also know an as dudhi sabzi or ghia sabzi.This is one of the easist lauki recipes to make a home. There are a number of variations to this recipe, some of them are covered in the variation section.
Some of the benefits of the lauki sabji include
- Easy to digest.Hence highly recommended for those recovering from illness or injury.
- Great for diabetics and those who are controlling their weight
- Natural diuretic and good source of vitamins and Iron.
- Excellent way to control hypertension and UTI.
This is an easy curry so even toddlers can have it.You can cook with or without garlic and onions.Perfect for toddlers also as it goes really soft once cooked.This helps them digest it well.Add a potato/onion if there are more people.You do not need to add water to this veggie.It releases water as it cooks.You can cook it in a pan or pressure cooker if you like it soupy.
Tip: If you like you may add some crushed peanuts to the curry.This enhances protein and adds texture to it.Some people may feel pulse drop in old age with this.In that case,avoid adding peanuts.You may add coconut for texture.
How to make lauki ki sabzi?
- Heat oil/ghee in a pan, add cumin seeds,chillies & ginger
2. Add the lauki / bottle gourd pieces and little salt ,cook for 8-10 minutes on low flame.
3. Add chopped tomatoes to the pan,cover and cook.
4. Once the tomatoes are soft, add spices to the lauki ki sabzi,cover and cook.
5. The doodhi sabzi will turn transluent and the tomatoes will be completely cooked, continue to cook for 5 more minutes (with a lid)
6. Turn off the heat ,serve warm lauki curry with Roti or rice.
Read the recipe of Lauki ki sabzi below.
Lauki sabzi recipe | lauki ki sabji recipe
Ingredients
- 1 large bottle gourd chopped 4-5 cups chopped bottle gourd pieces
- 2-3 medium tomatoes
For tempering
- 2 tablespoon ghee/oil if vegan
- 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
- 1 piece ginger
- Sprig of curry leaves optional
- 1 green chillies chopped
- Pinch of asafoetida optional
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder as per taste
- Salt as per taste as per taste
Instructions
- In a pressure cooker or wok, heat oil/ghee.
- Add cumin seeds and let it splutter.Add ginger,chillies,curry leaves and pinch of asafoetida optionally.
- Add the chopped bottle gourd pieces with salt.
- Let it cook till it softens.
- Add tomatoes followed by the spices.
- Cook until they are soft or pressure cook for 2-3 whistles.(for pressure cooker, add ½ cup water)
- Serve hot with flatbread or rice.
Notes
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Variation
- An easy variation is to cook in the pressure cooked with ½ cup water, you get a quick recipe that is a bit water and you can have it with Rice/Roti
- Another variation is to cook with peanuts, add roasted and cruished peanuts at the end, before the last 5 minutes.
FAQs
No, I taste a bit ( a small bit)) of lauki before preparing to check if its not bitter.If its bitter, its not considered safe to consume
Ghiya or Dudhi is called bottle gourd in English
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