Dry bottle gourd vegetable is eaten with dal-rice or roti-paratha with great relish. But sometimes one gets bored with the same type of vegetable. In such a situation, I feel like trying something new. Generally people make dry bottle gourd vegetable or kofta. But if you are tired of these, ‘Lauki Dahi Tikhari’ is a great alternative. It does not take much time to make and its taste is so amazing that family members will demand to make it again and again. Let us know about the simple recipe of Lauki Dahi Tikhari…
Oil- 1 tbsp
Mustard – 1 tsp
Cumin- 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida- 1/4 tsp
Fennel- 1 tsp
Curry leaves – 10–12
Green chilli – 1 tsp (finely chopped)
Garlic paste- 1 tsp
Onion- 1/4 cup (finely chopped)
Bottle gourd- 1/2 cup (grated)
Salt- as per taste
Red chilli powder- 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder- 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder- 1/2 tsp
Curd- 1 cup
Green Coriander – 2 tbsp
First, heat a non-stick pan on medium flame. Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds and let them crackle. Then add fennel, asafoetida and curry leaves and fry. After this, add garlic and green chilli paste and fry until the aroma starts coming out. Now add finely chopped onion and fry for a few seconds. Then add grated bottle gourd and mix well and add red chili powder, turmeric, salt, cumin powder and coriander powder and mix all the ingredients well.
Now turn off the gas and leave the mixture to cool for a while. Then add curd to it and mix well so that all the spices mix well. Finally, before serving, add finely chopped coriander.
