By Suprita Mitter
June 24, 2024
The popular Indian web series showcases rural life in India. While the lead characters in the show grow lauki (bottle gourd) in their backyard, here are some simple dishes for you to try at home, using this versatile vegetable.
Lauki ki Sabzi is a nutritious dish where bottle gourd is cooked with turmeric, cumin, coriander, and tomatoes, resulting in a light, flavourful curry.
This is a wholesome and protein-rich curry. The lauki and chana dal are cooked together with spices, onions, and tomatoes.
This dish features grated bottle gourd mixed with spices and gram flour, shaped into balls, and deep-fried to make koftas. These koftas are dunked in a spiced tomato-based gravy.
A type of spiced flatbread made by kneading grated bottle gourd into whole wheat flour dough, along with spices and herbs.
Lauki Raita is a refreshing side dish made by combining grated and boiled bottle gourd with whisked yoghurt, seasoned with roasted cumin powder, salt, and sometimes a tempering of mustard seeds and green chilies.
Lauki Halwa is a delectable dessert made from grated bottle gourd cooked in ghee, milk, and sugar, and flavoured with cardamom
Lauki Halwa is a delectable dessert made from grated bottle gourd cooked in ghee, milk, and sugar, and flavoured with cardamom