Bottle gourd /Lauki with Coconut

Lauki is one of the many vegetable I hated as a child, I still remember my Mom's effort in order to include this not so favorite lauki in our diet. I now understand the importance of this humble vegetable in our diet and now it's one of my favorites too. This recipe is very quick and healthy . Lauki is low in fat and cholesterol and high in Vitamin C ,Dietary fiber ,Zinc ,Iron ,Manganese and thiamine. The recipe also includes Coconut which helps to boost immunity and nourishes your body with its many benefits .

Ingredients :

1 Medium sized Bottle gourd/Lauki
1/2 Cup fresh scrapped Coconut
3-4 Pieces of Garlic
1 Red Chili
Handful of Curry leaves and Coriander leaves
1/2 Tablespoon Cumin Seeds/Jeera
1/2 Tablespoon Turmeric Powder
1/2 Tablespoon Ghee
Salt to taste
1/2 Cup of water


Recipe :

1. Wash and Peel Bottle gourd /Lauki, Cut them into small pieces .

2. Take a Coconut, Garlic, Red chili, Curry leaves, Coriander leaves and Water in to Mixie Jar and grind them to a fine paste .

3. Heat a Ghee in the Pressure Cooker , Add cumin seeds and let it splutter . Add lauki ,salt ,Turmeric and saute for 2 min .

4. Add the prepared paste to lauki and Mix well and close the lid, Pressure cook for 10 mins till you get 2-3 whistles .

5 . Garnish with Coriander and Serve hot with Chapatis .

Tips :

1. I have used Ghee in the recipe in spite of Oil as it gives beautiful aroma along with balancing your body hormones .