Name: Bottle gourd curry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 medium bottle gourd; 3 tbsp ghee (or oil); 1 tbsp panch phoron; 2-3 green chilli (slit, or as per taste); 2 bay leaves; 1 dry red chilli; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp cumin powder; ½ inch ginger (grated); Salt (to taste); A small pinch sugar; A few coriander leaves (to garnish)

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Bottle gourd curry (lau ghonto) step-by-step recipe with photos.

Bottle gourd is known for its health benefits. This simple vegetable is full of goodness and helps you stay healthy in many ways. I cook with this vegetable very often. My personal favourite is majjige huli, which is a yogurt-based curry. Next in line is lau ghonto, which is a Bengali style curry. Simple and very easy to make, this can make a great side dish for a quick weekday meal.

Lau ghonto is a vegetarian Bengali side dish that is made with no onion and no garlic. All vegetarian Bengali dishes are made without any onion and garlic. Like most vegetarian dishes, the flavours from the main vegetable are the hero of the dish. Bottle gourd is a very popular winter vegetable in India and is used in many ways from curry, side dish, and desserts too.

To make this dish, I cook thinly sliced bottle gourd in some whole spices (panch phoron and bay leaves) and ground spices (cumin powder and turmeric powder), and finish it off with lots of coriander leaves. That’s it. I prefer to make this dish with ghee but to make a vegan version, you can replace it with olive oil or any cooking oil of your choice. Cooking this dish with ghee makes it very flavourful and delicious.

This dish is ready in no time and makes a great side dish for weekday meals. So simple to make and so healthy and nutritious.

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Simple and very easy to make, this can make a great side dish for a quick week day meal.

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Course Side Dish
Cuisine Bengali, Indian

Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 30 mins

Ingredients

1 medium bottle gourd
3 tbsp ghee or oil
1 tbsp panch phoron
2-3 green chilli slit, or as per taste
2 bay leaves
1 dry red chilli
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp cumin powder
½ inch ginger grated
Salt to taste
A small pinch sugar
A few coriander leaves to garnish

Instructions

Peel and wash the bottle gourd. Cut into long thin strips
Heat 2 tbsp ghee in a frypan. Add 1 tbsp panchforon and let it splutter. Add bay leaves, dry red chilli, ginger, green chilli and fry for a minute
Add bottle gourd, turmeric, cumin powder, salt and sugar. Mix well
Cover and simmer until the bottle gourd is soft. Increase the flame to dry up any excess water
Turn off the heat, add 1 tbsp ghee and mix well
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot

Notes
To make this dish vegan, replace ghee with olive oil or any regular cooking oil of your choice.

Nutrition Facts

Bottle gourd curry

Amount Per Serving

Calories 95 Calories from Fat 81

% Daily Value*

Fat 9g14%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Cholesterol 23mg8%
Sodium 63mg3%
Potassium 26mg1%
Carbohydrates 3g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 1g2%

Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 12mg1%
Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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