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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Bottle Gourd Curry in Milk Gravy ( Lauki )

Bottle Gourd or Lauki is cooked in milk gravy which makes the curry creamy with a silky texture . This is my MIL's recipe which I am sharing here.

Ingredients:

  • Bottle Gourd ( Lauki ), cubed - 5 cups
  • Milk - 1 cup
  • Besan - 1 tsp
  • Sugar - 1 tsp
  • Oil - 1 tbsp
  • Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Urad Dal - 1 tsp
  • Curry Leaves - 1 spring
  • Hing - a pinch
  • Turmeric Powder - 2 pinches
  • Whole Red Chili - 1
  • Green Chili -1-2
  • Salt - to taste

Directions
  • Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add urad dal , hing, curry leaves and whole red chili and cook for a few seconds till the urad dal starts to change color slightly.
  • Add green chillies and turmeric powder.
  • Now add cubed lauki and salt. Mix well . Cook covered for 7-10 minutes till lauki is tender.
  • In a small bowl mix besan  with milk without any lumps. Add sugar to it. Adjust sugar to taste. We just want the curry to be very slightly sweet.
  • Add this milk mixture to the curry and cook on low-medium flame until all the milk is evaporated.
  • Serve with rice or chapati.

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