Bottle Gourd in Gravy

Name: Bottle Gourd in Gravy (Shorbay Wali Lauki)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves: 2-3 persons
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: ½ tsp Ginger Paste/Powder; ½ tsp Ginger Paste/Powder; 250 g Bottle Gourd (cut into 1 inch pieces); 1 medium Onion (sliced and puréed); 1 tsp Salt; ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder; 3-4 tbsp Oil; 2 tbsp Yoghurt (whipped); ½ tsp Garlic Paste/Powder; ½ tsp Garlic Paste/Powder; ½ tsp Red Chilli Powder; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds

Shorbay Wali Lauki

Preparation info

Serves:
2-3
persons

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

VIRSA

By Shehar Bano Rizvi

Published 2021

About

This recipe of shorbay wali lauki always reminds me of summer in Karachi. It was one of the regular dishes that Ammi made for lunch on hot summer afternoons when we craved a light vegetarian meal.

Ingredients

250 g Bottle Gourd (cut into 1 inch pieces)
1 medium Onion

Asia
Pakistan
Sindh:Karachi
Main course
Gluten-free
Summer
Vegetarian

Method

Fry cumin seeds in oil for a few minutes.

Add the puréed onions, ginger paste, garlic paste, turmeric, red chilli powder, and salt and sauté for a couple of minutes.

Then add ½ cup of water and lower the flame.

When the water is drying, add yoghurt and fry for a