Lauki ki sabzi ( simple recipe of bottle gourd)

                Lauki ki sabzi

Lauki ki saadi sabzi ( simple recipe of bottle gourd)

I  love to enjoy  lauki ki sabzi  in  summer season .This  green vegetable  gives light and  soothing  effect to  stomach .I often  cook  it  with  slices of  onion and ripe tomatoes.It's light green colour gives cool  effect  to   eyes. Some people do not like this vegetable  as they consider it Mareezo ka khana . but I found this vegetable very tasty.Try it
 

Category- Vegetarian

People- 4

Time- 15-20 min. 

Ingredients-

• Lauki/bottle gourd-1k.g 
• (peel and cut into small pieces)
• Cooking oil- 2 table spoon
• Onion - 1medium size (sliced)
• Cumin seeds-2 full pinch
• Red chili powder- 1/4 tea spoon
• Salt -1/2 tea spoon
• Tomato- 1(small size) ripe and chopped
• Green chili (chopped) -2 

Method-

Heat the cooking oil in the  pressure cooker ,  fry sliced onion till it turn little  brown  then mix cumin seeds, chopped ripe tomato, salt, red chili powder and  green chili. Stir 2-3 times and  mix 1/2 cup of  water. now cook it on the low flame till ingredients  turn into thick gravy.  When oil started coming on the gravy, mix pieces of lauki with  gravy, stir it well, you do not need to add water as lauki releases its water it self. Close the lid of pressure cooker and bring it to 4-5 whistle on the medium flame, then turn off the heat. When the lid open ,stir 2-3 time, adjust salt and parch it well till  water dries up.When oil started  coming on the edges , turn off the heat.

Lauki ki sadi sabzi is done.

Lauki ki saadi sabzi ( simple recipe of bottle gourd)

Enjoy the simple taste of green lauki .

  
Happy cooking!!!

Arshia zaidi