Lauki Raita
Lauki raita is a healthy and yummy side dish made with lauki (bottle gourd) and curd flavored with a few spices.
Servings: 4 People
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup grated bottle gourd/ lauki ½ small size bottle gourd
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- 1 cup thick curd
- ½ tsp salt black salt or rock salt
- 1 green chilli (optional)
- 1 tsp coriander leaves Finely Chopped
Instructions
- Peel off the bottle gourd and wash.
- Grate the lauki using a cheese grater.
- Transfer grated lauki to a saucepan and add 1 - 1.5 cups of water.
- Bring it to a boil and then simmer for 5 - 7 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Strain them with the help of a colander and let it cool for some time.
- Transfer to a blender jar along with curd.
- Whisk once or twice to blend to a coarse mixture. You can make fine paste too.
- Take out the curd and lauki mix to a mixing bowl.
- Add roasted cumin powder, chili powder, chopped green chilies, chopped cilantro leaves, and salt to taste.
- Mix them well.
- Dilute with more water if require a thinner consistency