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Crispy Peetha Lauki (Yummy Bottle Gourd)

Updated: Sep 10, 2020


After trying this recipe...no one will ever see Bottle Gourd (Lauki) as a boring vegetable ;)


Ingredients required


  • Bottle Gourd (Lauki) 500 grams

  • Finely Chopped onion (1 medium)

  • Green Chilly (two finely chopped)

  • Gram Flour/Besan (2 tablespoon)

  • Rice Flour (1 tablespoon)

  • Turmeric powder (1/2 teaspoon)

  • Coriander powder/Dhaniya powder (1/2 teaspoon)

  • Red Chilly powder (1/4 teaspoon)

  • Salt (As per taste)

  • Fenugreek seeds/Methi

  • Mustard Oil

  • Finely chopped green coriander


Method of Preparation


  • Peel and roughly cut lauki. Boil it for 4-5 whistles.

  • Drain and let it cool.

  • Take boiled lauki in a bowl and add gram flour (besan), rice flour, turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilly powder and salt (all quantities are mentioned above).

  • Mix everything well.


  • Now heat 3 tablespoon mustard oil in a wok and add 1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds/methi. Let them splutter.

  • Add the marinated lauki.

  • Flip and fry until everything is cooked properly and becomes crispy and slightly brown.

  • Garnish with chopped green coriander (dhaniya) and mix well.


Enjoy this amazing dish with dal-rice, roti or paratha

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