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LAUKI-BOONDI-SABJI
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Lauki Boondi ki sabji

bottle gourd curry made with gram flour nuggets
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Lunch, Lunch box Recipe, Main Course
Cuisine: North Indian Cuisine, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine
Keyword: doodhi sabji, lauki, lauki boondi ki sabji, lauki ki sabji, no onion garlic recipe, sattvik recipe
Servings: 4 person
Calories: 179kcal
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 500 gm Bottle gourd/Lauki /Doodhi
  • 1 small Tomatoes / Tamatar
  • 1/2 cup Besan boondi
  • 1 tsp Ginger / Adrak chopped
  • 1/4 cup Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
  • 1.5 Tsp Lemon juice/ nimbu ka ras
  • to taste Salt / Namak
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder

tadka/ tempering

  • 3 tbsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
  • 1 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch chopped
  • few Curry Leaves / Kadi Patta

Instructions

  • Peel and chop lauki in medium size pieces. chop or crush tomato.
  • Heat ghee in the pressure cooker or in a pan.
  • Add cumin seed, when it start crackling , add the chopped green chilies, curry leaves and asafoetida.
  • Now add turmeric,salt , chili powder and chopped lauki and stir to mix.
  • Add enough water in the cooker to cover the vegetables.
  • Close the lid and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles or cook till it become soft. cooking time depends on the quality of the bottle gourd.
  • When it cool down open the cooker and slightly mash the lauki.
  • ( You can add more hot water at this stage if you want to adjust the consistency.)
  • Add boondi and ginger and give it a boil.
  • Switch off the heat and add lemon juice( pinch of sugar) and fresh coriander
  • Serve with roti, paratha or rice. with a spoon ghee on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 104mg | Potassium: 176mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 278IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg