lauki ka raita | bottle gourd recipe | lauki raita recipe in hindi

Ingredients: 

• Lauki(bottle gourd): 300gm
• Cumin seeds
• Red chilli powder
• Curd: 2 cup
• Salt to taste
• Black salt 
• Mustard oil
• Sugar(optionl)

Method: 

• Peel the bottle gourd and grate with the help of grater(freshly grate the bottle gourd when making raita)
• First to boil bottle gourd put kadhai on gas stove and add 1/2 glass of water and add grated bottle gourd
• Cover the lid and boil it for 5-7 min on low flame
• Let the bottle gourd to cool and now will mix in curd
• In a bowl add curd and stir nicely to make it smooth, add 1 pinch red chilli powder, 1 teaspoon sugar, salt to taste, 1/2 teaspoon black salt and mix it well
• Now add boiled and grated bottle gourd and mix it well

Preparation for tadka:

• Put tadka pan on gas stove and let it warm
• Add 2-3 teaspoon mustard oil and warm it on low flame( do not warm mustard oil on full flame, it may catch fire)
• Turn off the gas and 1 teaspoon cumin seeds and add to curd and cover it immediately, mix it well
• lauki ka raita is ready to be served