By Shreya Goswami
Easy to digest, versatile and very nutrient-dense, bottle gourd or lauki is a must-have vegetable during summer. Here are some sweet and savoury lauki dishes from across India that you should try.
Made with bottle gourd, lentil fritters, mild spices and jaggery, this Bengali specialty is a must-have.
The winning combination of bottle gourd and chana dal makes this Punjabi staple a summer favourite.
Popular both in Punjab and Bihar, this mildly spiced mashed bottle gourd dish is very easy to digest.
Originating in the state of Kerala, this is a milky bottle gourd dish that looks as sublime as it tastes.
Made without rice and heavy ingredients, this one is the perfect summer sweet dish for health freaks.
Popular in Gujarat and Maharashtra, this wheat-based dumpling is steamed and then lightly fried with tadka.
Bottle gourd meets yoghurt for this ultimate summer digestive aid and delicious dish from North India.
A Kathiawadi dish from Gujarat, this one has diced bottle gourd and tiny gram flour dhoklis.
Originating in the Mysore district of Karnataka, this dish combines the goodness of bottle gourd and yoghurt.
This traditional Hyderabadi sweet is packed with sago, basmati rice, grated bottle gourd, milk and condensed milk.