Sanjeev Kapoor

Lauki Raita

Bottle gourd in yogurt

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

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This simple dish pairs mild-tasting bottle gourd with seasoned yogurt. As a variation, you can garnish the dish with dried mint. This gourd can be substituted with red pumpkin.

Ingredients

  • 9 ounces (250 grams) lauki (bottle gourd)
  • 1¾ teaspoons table salt

Method

  1. Peel and grate the lauki. Drain any liquid.
  2. Transfer to a nonstick saucepan. Add 1 teaspoon of the salt and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Drain off the water released by the lauki and transfer the cooked gourd to a plate to cool.
  3. Put the yogurt in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Add the remaining ¾ teaspoon salt and the chile powde