Simple Lauki ki Sabzi

Ingredients:

1. Lauki- 1 peeled and chopped in mid size
2. Cumin seeds- 2 tsp
3. Asfotedia- ½ tsp
4. turmeric powder- 1 tsp
5. Salt- ½ tsp
6. Lemon juice of ½ lemon
7. Oil- 1 tsp

Method:

1. In a cooker, add oil and keep it on medium flame.
2. As the oil heats up add asfotedia, cumin seeds and when th seeds starts to crackle  add mid-size chopped lauki to it
3. Mix it then add turmeric powder and salt.
4. Mix it again and add ¼ cup of water, cover the lid of cooker and cook it till 2 whistles of cooker at medium flame.
5. As the pressure of cooker releases squeeze lemon and mix well
6. Serve the sabzi with Chappati, Roti

Lauki(Bottle Gouad, Dhudhi) ke kofte

Ingredients:

For making Kofte

1. 1 Medium size bottle guard (doodhi, lauki)
2. ¾ cup gram flour
3. ½ tsp salt
4. Oil for deep frying

For making gravy

1. 2 medium size onion grinded in smooth paste
2. 2 medium size tomato grinded in smooth paste
3. 2 green chillies chopped
4. 1 tsp of cumin seeds
5. ½ tsp of coriander powder
6. 1 tsp of turmeric powder
7. ½ tsp of garam masala
8. ½ cup of milk
9. 2 tbsp of cashew-nut powder
10. 2 tbsp of chopped coriander leaves
11. 2 tsp of oil

Method:

1. Grate the guard n add gram flour, salt and keep it aside for 20 minutes.
   
2. Now grind Onion, tomato separately.
3. Now take a Kadhai, or fry pan for making kofte of step 1 batter.
4. Heat the oil, as the Oil warms up start dipping each spoon full of batter in oil and fry it till it turns to golden brown in colour.
   
5. Keep the fried kofte on soaking tissue paper, do the same with the rest of the batter.
6. Now take a separate pan add 2 tsp of oil, as the oil heats up add cumin seeds and when the seeds starts to crackle add chopped green chillies.
7. As the colour of chillies start to change add paste of onion cook onion on low flame for 10 minutes.
8. When the colour of onion starts to change little golden add cashew-nut powder, tomato paste, turmeric powder, coriander powder and again let it cook for next 10 minutes on low flame with closed lid.
9. Now add milk, salt, garam masala and stir well, add fried koftes to the gravy and sprinkle coriander leaves.
10. Here is yummy koftes ready to serve.