Lauki Ka Raita
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Recipe type: Accompaniment
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 3-4
 
Ingredients
  • 350 grams bottle gourd, peeled off
  • 400 grams yogurt
  • ½ cup fresh coriander leaves(cilantro) chopped
  • 2 green chilies chopped
  • 1 and ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 5 dried red chilies
  • ½ tsp black salt
  • ¼ tsp powdered sugar
  • salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Shred bottle gourd with a grater.
  2. Transfer the shredded bottle gourd onto a steamer plate with pores.
  3. Lower this plate into a large steamer vessel.
  4. Level of water in vessel below should not touch the plate.
  5. Cover the vessel and steam bottle gourd for 10-12 minutes on medium flame.
  6. Bottle gourd gets steamed in 10 minutes. If bottle gourd is not tender, it may take a little longer.
  7. Heat a pan and dry roast cumin seeds for a minute or two.
  8. Now dry roast red chilies. Pound them together into a powder.
  9. Whisk yogurt in a large bowl.
  10. Add black salt, powdered sugar, Salt, cumin and red chili powder. Mix them all.
  11. Now add chopped coriander leaves and green chilies. Mix them all.
  12. Finally add boiled bottle gourd shreds and mix.
  13. Refrigerate till serving time.
Recipe by Kali Mirch - by Smita at https://kalimirchbysmita.com/lauki-ka-raita/