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Bottle gourd vegetable is considered no less than a boon for health in summer, because it is rich in water and many vitamins and minerals like Vitamin C to potassium, magnesium are found in it. Its cold effect works to provide cooling to the body from within. However, most people start making faces as soon as they hear the name of bottle gourd. If something similar happens in your house too that people refuse to eat food on seeing bottle gourd vegetable, then try the 5 recipes of bottle gourd vegetables given here. One is such a vegetable that the eaters will not be able to recognize whether it is bottle gourd or paneer.
Bottle gourd is considered good for your digestion, because it is a quickly digestible vegetable. Apart from this, it also benefits the skin. Celebrities also make bottle gourd a part of their diet, because it is a low calorie vegetable. So you must also include it in your diet. Let us know the recipes of 5 different gourd vegetables.
Try Lauki Bhaja
In summer, you must try making Lauki Bhaja once. For this, cut the gourd into slices. Take turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, a little garam masala and salt as per taste in a plate. After this you also add gram flour in it. Keep the quantity of gram flour slightly more than the spices. Now coat the bottle gourd pieces thoroughly in this masala. Now heat oil in a pan and fry the bottle gourd on low flame from both the sides till it gets cooked and turns golden. Your tasty Lauki Bhaja is ready which tastes amazing with hot rice, desi ghee and paratha.
Paneer Style Lauki
This gourd vegetable looks amazing. Peel the bottle gourd and cut it into pieces. Grind it with soaked washed moong dal, garlic, green chillies, green coriander, cumin seeds and 1-2 spoons of curd and make a paste. Add basic spices like turmeric, salt, kasoori methi, salt to this paste and cook for some time while stirring continuously. When it becomes thick, apply oil in a plate or container and freeze it like barfi. Cut it in the shape of cheese. Fry cumin seeds and finely chopped onion in a pan. To make it groovy, add ground tomato, red chilli, turmeric, salt, coriander powder and curd and cook. Add cut bottle gourd pieces into it. Add some water and cook. Keep in mind that the gravy should be kept thick.
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gourd with curd
First of all, peel the bottle gourd and cut it into thick slices. Heat one spoon oil in a pan and shallow fry the bottle gourd pieces until they turn golden brown. Marinate these pieces with some turmeric and salt beforehand. Now heat oil in a pan and crackle cumin seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida and mustard seeds. Add finely chopped onion and green chillies and fry. Now add cumin powder, turmeric powder, red chili powder and coriander powder and fry the spices. Now cook bottle gourd in it. The gourd will melt in 2-3 minutes. Lastly, beat the curd to make it smooth and then mix it in. Immediately garnish with green coriander and serve hot.
Bottle gourd koftas
You too must have eaten bottle gourd koftas, if you do not like its spicy vegetable then this is a good option to make bottle gourd delicious. Grate the bottle gourd and squeeze it. Mix gram flour, turmeric, chilli, salt and coriander powder in it. Heat oil in a pan, make koftas and eat it like a simple daily routine spicy gravy dish.
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bottle gourd packets
First of all, peel the bottle gourd and grate it. Squeeze it well and now grind fennel, coriander and black pepper coarsely. Put this spice in the gourd. Also add some salt, red chili powder, Kasuri methi to it. Now add gram flour to the gourd and also add 1 pinch of celery. Add some oil in it. Mix all the ingredients and knead a stiff dough. Now take a little mixture in your hands and make it cylindrical in length. Cook it in boiling water for 4-5 minutes. Take it out, cool it and cut into pieces. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, ginger, garlic, green chillies and curry leaves and fry until aroma comes out. Add onion and fry until golden. Add salt and remaining ground spices and mix well. Add chopped tomatoes and cook until soft. Now add remaining bottle gourd juice and also add whipped curd. Let it cook well. Add chopped gattas to it, add some water as per gravy and cook for few minutes.
