Everyone will agree that lauki ( bottle gourd) is a vegetable with a lot of health benefits but not many would like to eat it every second day!! Now Lauki Raita is one way in which you can include it in your diet on a regular basis. It can be an accompaniment to the main meal or you can have it after, in place of dessert. Whatever you like. It tastes great with stuffed parathas and biryani too.
I usually grate and boil a whole lauki and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Then, when I need to make raita, I use a few tablespoons and replace the container in the refrigerator. Delicious raita is ready in minutes!
Ingredients:
1 bowl of dahi ( yoghurt)
2 to 3 tbsps of grated and boiled lauki ( bottle gourd)
1/4 tsp black pepper powder
1/4 tsp black salt
1/4 tsp cumin powder
1/4 tsp sugar
Salt to taste
Few leaves of fresh mint ( pudina)
Pinch of hing ( asafoetida)
1/4 tsp cumin
Pinch of red chilli powder
1 tsp oil
Method: Peel and grate one small lauki. Put about one cup of water to boil in a pan and add the grated lauki. When the lauki is tender, but not mushy, remove from flame and let it cool. Whisk dahi and add black salt, black pepper powder, cumin powder, salt, sugar and chopped mint leaves. Add 2 to 3 tbsps of the boiled lauki. Mix well. In a small pan add oil and when it gets heated add cumin and hing. When the cumin changes colour remove from flame, add the red chilli powder and quickly pour over the yoghurt. Cover the bowl with a lid to retain the aroma.
You can make the raita beforehand but try to temper it at the time of serving. The remaining boiled lauki can be kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It stays good for upto a week.
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