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Doodhi Bhoplyachi Bhaji(Lauki ki Subji)

Lauki(Dudhiya, Doodhi Bhopla), Bottle Gourd in English, is a highly nutritious vegetable, rich in vitamins and minerals and one must include it in the diet for health benefits. Many people consume bottle gourd juice for medicinal benefits. You can prepare this vegetable in many ways in combination with pulses, groundnuts and also as koftas in curry. Desserts like lauki halwa and lauki kheer are also very popular. I am posting a very simple Maharshtrian recipe here.

 Ingredients

Doodhi Bhopla(Lauki, Dudhiya, Bottle Gourd) – 400 gms

Garlic Cloves- 10-12 nos

Coriander – 4-5 sprigs

Roasted Groundnut Powder – 1 cup

Turmeric Powder- ½ teaspoon

Kanda Lasun Masala/Red Chilly Powder – ½ teaspoon

Mustard Seeds – ½ teaspoon

Salt- To Taste

Oil- 2 tablespoons

Water – 2 cups

Method

Wash, peel and chop bottle gourd into cubes. Crush garlic coarsely. Wash coriander leaves and chop finely. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Once the mustard sedds splutter, add the chopped bottle gourd and stir for about a minute. Add salt and turmeric powder and stir well. Add one cup of water and cover with a lid and let it cook for about 4-5 minutes on medium flame. Now add crushed garlic, kanda lasun masala, chopped coriander and stir well for one minute. Then, add groundnut powder and one more cup of water and cook for 2 minutes on low flame. Keep stirring as groundnut powder sticks to the bottom and tends to burn. Once you see the oil separating, the vegetable is done. Doodhi Bhoplyachi Bhaji is ready to be served.

Note- 

Kanda Lasun Masala -  It is like Kolhapuri Kala Masala, a mix of red chilly powder+garam masala+onion+garlic. You get Pravin Company Kanda Lasun Masala(Ambaari Chaap) and many other companies too.