Name: Lauki chutney | Bottle-gourd chutney
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 medium-sized Bottle Gourd ((white middle portion with seeds: Cut in to medium size pieces)); 1 tbsp Oil; 2 tsp Urad Dal; 1 tsp Coriander Seeds ((dhaniya)); 1 tsp Jeera; 1 small piece Hing; 2 Green Chilli; 1 small piece Tamarind Pulp; Salt (as required); 1 pinch Jaggery Powder ((optional)); 1 tsp Ghee; 1 tsp Rai

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Lauki chutney | Bottle-gourd chutney

Lauki (bottle gourd) is one thing which can make people run. But this lauki chutney is something not many have tried. Eat this chutney with rice or rotis/parathas and you will become Fans of Lauki!!!

Course condiments

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 63 kcal

Author Gayatri Vivek

Ingredients

1 medium-sized Bottle Gourd (white middle portion with seeds: Cut in to medium size pieces)
1 tbsp Oil
2 tsp Urad Dal
1 tsp Coriander Seeds (dhaniya)
1 tsp Jeera
1 small piece Hing
2 Green Chilli
1 small piece Tamarind Pulp
Salt as required
1 pinch Jaggery Powder (optional)
1 tsp Ghee
1 tsp Rai

Instructions

Prepare the ingredients.
In a pan, heat oil. Add urad dal.
After the color changes to light brown, add dhaniya seeds, jeera, hing, and green chillis.
Fry it for 2 minutes and keep it aside.
In the same pan add the lauki pieces and fry it for 2 minutes.
After they cool down, blend them together in a mixie. Add the tamarind pulp and salt and blend it again.
You can add a pinch of Jaggery powder to keep the spice level under control.
Transfer the chutney from mixie into a bowl.
In a small pan, heat 1 tsp ghee and add rai. When it splutters, pour this mixture into the chutney.
Serve with steamed rice or parathas.