accompaniment
Lauki Raita
Cooling Bottle gourd raita to serve with parathas or a rice meal.
Ingredients
- Bottle gourd (Lauki)500 g
- Dhania (Coriander)a small handful, chopped
- 2 cups fresh curd
- salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 0 min
- Serves
- 4
- Difficulty
- easy
- Cuisine
- Punjabi
- Diet
- Vegetarian
From the farm
Method
- 1Prepare the Bottle gourd: Peel, halve, remove mature seeds and cube. Taste a small piece raw; discard if bitter.
- 2Whisk 2 cups fresh curd until smooth with salt and 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder.
- 3Fold in the Bottle gourd, Dhania.
- 4Chill for 15 minutes and serve cold.
Storage: Refrigerate and finish the same day.
Leftovers: Best eaten fresh; curd thins out overnight.
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