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Spicy Bottlegourd (Lauki)

#Indian   #Curry   #Dinner   #Lunch  

Table of Content

Tastes great with Tava Roti, Tandoori Roti and Naan Bread and also goes well with No Egg Wheat Gluten Bread.

  • Key Stats

    25 minutes (Prep time - 10 minutes), 4 portions, Type: 🥬, Category: North Indian Curry, Net Carbs per serving: 8.09 , Total Net Carbs: 32.35

  • Ingredients

    1. Clarified Butter (Ghee): 2 Tablespoons
2. Cumin Seeds: 1 teaspoon
3. Asafoetida: a pinch 
4. Onion: 100 gms (1 medium, chopped)
5. Tomato: 75 gms (1 medium,chopped)
6. Ginger: 1 tablespoon (1.5 inch, paste)
7. Turmeric Powder: 1/2 teaspoon
8. Cumin Powder: 1/2 teaspoon
9. Red Chilli Powder: 1/2 teaspoon
10. Coriander Powder: 1 teaspoon
11. Pink Himalayan Salt: to taste 
12. Bottlegourd: 500 gms (1 medium)
13. Garam Masala: 1/2 teaspoon
14. Fresh Coriander Leaves: 10 gms (finely chopped)

  • Cookwares

    1. Knife
    2. Pan
    3. Spatula

  • Steps

    • Heat a pan and put Clarified Butter (Ghee) (2 Tablespoons).
    • Saute Cumin Seeds (1 teaspoon), asafoetida (a pinch), onion (100 gms (1 medium, chopped)), tomato (75 gms (1 medium,chopped)) and ginger (1 tablespoon (1.5 inch, paste)) using spatula.
    • Once sauted, add Turmeric powder (1/2 teaspoon), Cumin powder (1/2 teaspoon), red chilli powder (1/2 teaspoon), coriander powder (1 teaspoon) and Pink Himalayan Salt (to taste).
    • Mix well and let it cook for another 5 minutes
    • Dice bottlegourd (500 gms (1 medium)) using knife.
    • Add diced bottlegourd to the pan and mix it well.
    • Cover and let it cook for 15-20 minutes until it is soft and cooked.
    • Sprinkle Garam Masala (1/2 teaspoon) and mix well.
    • Cook for another 2 minutes.
    • Garnish with fresh coriander leaves (10 gms (finely chopped)).
    • Serve hot.

  • Process

    HEAT A PAN AND PUT CLARIFIED BUTTER (GHEE) (2TABLESPOONS).SAUTE CUMIN SEEDS (1 TEASPOON), ASAFOETIDA (APINCH), ONION (100 GMS (1 MEDIUM, CHOPPED)),TOMATO (75 GMS (1 MEDIUM,CHOPPED)) AND GINGER (1TABLESPOON (1.5 INCH, PASTE)) USING SPATULA.ONCE SAUTED, ADD TURMERIC POWDER (1/2 TEASPOON),CUMIN POWDER (1/2 TEASPOON), RED CHILLI POWDER(1/2 TEASPOON), CORIANDER POWDER (1 TEASPOON) ANDPINK HIMALAYAN SALT (TO TASTE).MIX WELL AND LET IT COOK FOR ANOTHER 5 MINUTESDICE BOTTLEGOURD (500 GMS (1 MEDIUM)) USING KNIFE.ADD DICED BOTTLEGOURD TO THE PAN AND MIX IT WELL.COVER AND LET IT COOK FOR 15-20 MINUTES UNTIL ITIS SOFT AND COOKED.SPRINKLE GARAM MASALA (1/2 TEASPOON) AND MIX WELL.COOK FOR ANOTHER 2 MINUTES.GARNISH WITH FRESH CORIANDER LEAVES (10 GMS(FINELY CHOPPED)).SERVE HOT.

Nutritional Info

Calculated Net Carb Info (Total Net Carbs for entire dish: 32.35)
Ingredient Amount Recipe Unit Conversion Factor Amount used in Recipe(gms) Net_carb/100gms Source Calculated Net Carb in recipe
Clarified Butter (Ghee) 2 TABLESPOONS 15.0 30.0 0.0 NCCDB 0.0
Cumin Seeds 1 TEASPOON 5.0 5.0 0.0 UKDB 0.0
Asafoetida a pinch 0.0 0.0 0.0 UKDB 0.0
Onion 100 GMS 1.0 100.0 8.5 UKDB 8.5
Tomato 75 GMS 1.0 75.0 2.5 LABEL 1.88
Ginger 1 TABLESPOON 15.0 15.0 8.1 UKDB 1.22
Turmeric Powder 1/2 TEASPOON 5.0 2.5 0.0 UKDB 0.0
Cumin Powder 1/2 TEASPOON 5.0 2.5 0.0 UKDB 0.0
Red Chilli Powder 1/2 TEASPOON 5.0 2.5 0.0 UKDB 0.0
Coriander Powder 1 TEASPOON 5.0 5.0 20.0 NCCDB 1.0
Pink Himalayan Salt to taste 0.0 0.0 0.0 NCCDB 0.0
Bottlegourd 500 GMS 1.0 500.0 3.7 LABEL 18.5
Garam Masala 1/2 TEASPOON 5.0 2.5 45.2 UKDB 1.13
Fresh Coriander Leaves 10 GMS 1.0 10.0 1.2 UKDB 0.12
Grand Total - - - - - - 32.35
Recipe in Cooklang 
>> Serving Size: 4 portions
>> Cooking Time: 25 minutes (Prep time - 10 minutes)
>> Category: North Indian Curry
>> Type: Vegetarian

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Sprinkle @Garam Masala{1/2%teaspoon} and mix well.
Cook for another ~{2%minutes}.
Garnish with @fresh coriander leaves{10%gms (finely chopped)}.
Serve hot.

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