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Dahi Lauki Ki Sabji Recipe

Lauki Ki Sabji is a vegetarian bottle gourd curry. Learn to make sattvic-style dahi wali lauki without onion, garlic, and tomato.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4
Calories: 110kcal
Author: Hina Gujral

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ Cup bottle gourd
  • 2 tablespoon ghee
  • ½ teaspoon fenugreek seeds (methi dana)
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • ½ teaspoon red chili powder
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • 1 Cup water
  • ¼ Cup curd
  • 1 tablespoon cream (malai or fresh cream)
  • 1 teaspoon dried ginger powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Garam Masala (get recipe)
  • 1 tablespoon dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
  • 2 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander

Instructions

  • Remove the bottle gourd’s outer skin and white seeds/flesh. Wash it. Cut the bottle gourd into tiny equal size pieces.
  • Whisk curd and cream nicely to a smooth, spoon-dropping consistency. Keep it aside until required.
  • Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Once hot, add cumin and fenugreek seeds. Saute for 10 – 20 seconds. Add chopped bottle gourd, turmeric powder, salt, red chili powder, and water. Stir to combine.
  • Pressure Cook bottle gourd over low heat for 2 – 3 whistles. Allow the steam to release naturally from the pressure cooker.
  • Open the lid of the pressure cooker. Gently mash the bottle gourd with the back of the ladle. Slowly add whisked curd, and continuously stir the curry with another hand.
  • Add black pepper, ginger powder, garam masala, and kasuri methi. Mix. Simmer lauki ki sabji over low heat for 5 minutes.
  • Garnish with chopped fresh coriander leaves.
  • Serve Dahi Lauki Ki Sabji with hot Phulkas.

Notes

  • Bottle Gourd or any other squash releases a lot of water/liquid while cooking. Hence, do not add too much water to make the curry.
  • Before adding curd to lauki ki sabji, whisk it nicely so there aren’t any lumps. Also, make sure curd is at room temperature and not cold or straight out of the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories: 110kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 739mg | Potassium: 113mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg