Lauki Bharta (Mashed Bottle Gourd Curry)
Lauki Bharta (Mashed Bottle Gourd Curry)

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Lauki (Bottle gourd) has good amount of water content in it and is healthy vegetable which should be consumed regularly. This Lauki Bharta is easy To begin with the Lauki Bharta Recipe, first peel the lauki/bottle gourd and grate the bottle gourd. Keep this aside, as we proceed to make the masala.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lauki bharta (mashed bottle gourd curry) using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Lauki Bharta (Mashed Bottle Gourd Curry):
  1. Prepare 1 medium sized bottle gourd, sliced
  2. Prepare 2 tbsp. oil
  3. Take 1 tbsp. ghee
  4. Take 1 tsp. cumin seeds
  5. Make ready 1/4 tsp. asafoetida
  6. Prepare 1 onion, chopped
  7. Prepare 1 tsp. ginger-garlic paste
  8. Prepare 1-2 tomatoes, chopped
  9. Take 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
  10. Make ready 1 tsp. roasted cumin powder
  11. Get to taste salt
  12. Prepare 1 tbsp. roasted coriander powder
  13. Take 2 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped
  14. Prepare 1 tsp. garam masala powder
  15. Make ready 1 tsp. red chilli powder

Dudhi bharta may be served as a part of main meal. Here are the step by step instruction - how to make Doodhi lauki bharta bottlegourd raita with yogu rt recipe. This bharta is very easy to make. How to make Lauki or Bottle Gourd Curry in Instant Pot.

Steps to make Lauki Bharta (Mashed Bottle Gourd Curry):
  1. Steam the sliced bottle gourd for 10 minutes or till it turns soft. Blend coarsely and keep aside.
  2. Heat oil & ghee in a pan. Temper with cumin seeds & asafoetida.
  3. Add onion and stir fry till light brown.
  4. Now add the ginger-garlic paste and saute till the raw smell disappears.
  5. Add the tomatoes and continue to saute till it is nicely mashed.
  6. Now it is the time to add all the dry spices. Give it a stir. Add the bottle gourd & mix everything well. Saute for 3-4 minutes.
  7. Garnish with coriander leaves.
  8. Serve as a side dish with rice or chapatis.

I am preparing Lauki curry in Instant Pot, however the same recipe can be followed in a stovetop pressure cooker. Start with heating the instant pot in Sauté mode. Add oil, cumin, ginger, garlic and green chillies. Once the garlic has turned golden. Bottlegourd is a very unique vegetable and is liked for its very simplistic and mild flavor.

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