Lauki ka salan Bottlegourd in yougurt curry
Cuisine: Indian
Author: EasyRecipes .
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 40 mins
Bottlegourd or lauki/ kaddu cooked in mildly spiced yogurt based curry.
Ingredients
  • Green Chilly 2 Numbers
  • Turmeric Pinch
  • Chilly Powder 1 Tablespoons
  • Coriander Powder 1 Teaspoons
  • Cumin Powder ½ Teaspoons
  • Curry Leaves 2 Springs
  • Ginger Garlic Paste 1 Teaspoons
  • Red Chilly 3 Numbers
  • Kalonji (optional) ¼ Teaspoons
  • Methi Seeds ⅛ Teaspoons
  • Cumin Seeds ¼ Teaspoons
  • Mustard Seeds ¼ Teaspoons
  • Salt To Taste
  • Oil 1 Tablespoons
  • Coconut Powder 1 Tablespoons
  • Sesame Seeds 1 Tablespoons
  • Peanuts 1 Tablespoons
  • Coriander Chopped ½ Bunch
  • Mint Chopped ½ Bunch
  • Yogurt 2 Tablespoons
  • Lauki 200 Grams
Instructions
  1. Heat a pan add peanuts dry roast this in a slow flame, add sesame seeds, dry roast along with peanuts, then add coconut powder, sauté it and put this into the blender,
  2. add some water and make a paste. Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, when mustard seeds splutter
  3. add cumin seeds, red chilly, methi seeds, add sliced onions, salt, curry leaves, cook this till onions are golden in colour, add ginger garlic paste cook this till raw falvour is gone, add turmeric, red chilly powder,
  4. cumin powder, coriander powder, green chilly, add peanut and sesame seed paste,
  5. add water, mix it like a thin paste, cook this in a slow flame for 30 minutes, then add chopped coriander, chopped mint,
  6. add beaten yogurt mix it and
  7. add lauki (cut them into roundles) put the lid on and let it cook for 10 minutes then add tomatoes (cut them into length wise) cook this in a slow flame for 5 minutes then switch off the flame.
Recipe by Mithila.net at http://www.mithila.net/veg-recipes/lauki-ka-salan-bottlegourd-yougurt-curry-10277.html