BOTTLEGOURD RAITA RECIPE / LAUKI ( DOODHI ) RAITA / SOREKAYI RAITA
Ingredients
- 1 cup Bottle gourd /(doodhi / lauki), grated
- 3 cup Yoghurt / curd
- 2-3 nos Green Chilli, chopped
- 3/4 tsp Roasted Cumin powder / Jeera powder
- few Coriander leaves, chopped
- Salt to taste
to temper
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1-2 broken Red Chilli, Broken
- few Curry Leaves
- 1 tsp Oil
Instructions
- Beat yoghurt in a bowl and set aside.
- Peel , de seed and grate bottle gourd
- Add a pinch of salt , 1/4- 1/2 cup water and boil the grated bottle gourd .
- Simmer and cook till lauki softens . Let it cool a bit before adding it to yoghurt .If you have lot of extra water as left over , drain and keep aside . You can use this water to some other dish .
- Prepare a tempering . Splutter mustard seeds in oil . Add red chilli and curry leaves . Switch off .
- In a bowl mix boiled bottle gourd , chilli , coriander leaves , cumin powder , tempering with yoghurt. Stir gently.
- Serve bottle gourd raita with rice / chapathi / biriyani etc
Notes
- If you want you can add little chopped onion too
- Use lauki as soon as peeled else it will turn black .