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Lauki Ki Sabji | Bottle gourd Stir fry

Lauki ki sabji- A very simple and delicious bottle gourd dry curry

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: lunch recipe, Side Dish, tiffin box recipe
Cuisine: North Indian Cuisine, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine
Keyword: bottle gourd curry, lauki ki sabji, lauki ki sookhi sabji, no onion garlic recipe
Servings: 4 person
Calories: 133kcal
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 750 gm Bottle Gourd / Lauki
  • 1 medium Tomatoes / Tamatar chopped
  • 2 Green Chilies / Hari Mirch chopped
  • 1/2 inch Ginger / Adrak chopped
  • handful of Fresh Coriander / Cilantro / Hara Dhaniya
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
  • to taste Salt / Namak

tadka/ tempering

  • 3 tbsp Ghee or cooking oil
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
  • 1/3 tsp Asafoetida / Hing powder
  • few Curry Leaves / Kadi Patta

Instructions

  • Wash the bottle gourd and peel the skin and chop it into 1/2 inch cubes.
  • Heat ghee or oil in a heavy bottom pan or kadhai. (I always use ghee to cook lauki and turai)
  • Add cumin seeds , asafoetida and then curry leaves in the tempering.
  • Add green chilies and turmeric in it and then add chopped lauki, salt and chili powder in it and mix well.
  • Add around 2 tbsp water in the pan, cover and cook on low heat.
  • When its almost half done then add the chopped tomatoes and ginger, mix , cover and cook till done. don't over cook it .
  • Now switch off the heat and add lemon juice and chopped fresh coriander and mix.
  • Serve hot with roti , paratha or as a side dish with dal chawal.

Notes

Note-
You can also make this sabji in the pressure cooker or in the instant pot
Adjust the quantity of green and red chilies as per your taste preference

Nutrition

Calories: 133kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 192mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 83IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg