Lauki ke Gatte ki Sabzi,Bottle Gourd Dumplings Curry
A Rajasthani preparation, Lauki ke gatte ki sabzi is a delicious twist to the regular Gatte ki sabzi.Bottle Gourd or Lauki is one of the healthiest vegetables out there. Include lauki in your diet to replenish the body with essential nutrients and fibres without popping pills. Lauki or Bottle gourd is also known as Ghiya or Doodhi in Hindi and as Chorakkai in Tamil.Due to its bland taste, Bottle gourd combines well with other ingredients and it absorbs any flavor very well.
Ingredients
For the Gatta
- 300 gms Bottle gourd/ Lauki Grated and squeezed. Go for the tender variety. After grating, loosely measure 2 cups.
- 1 cup gram flour/Besan
- ½ tsp cumin/ jeera powder
- ½ tsp coriander/ dhaniya powder
- ½ tsp turmeric powder can use grated fresh turmeric too.
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp caraway/ ajwain seeds
- ½ tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tbsp ghee
Paste for Gravy
- ½ cup yogurt
- 2 tsp coriander/dhaniya powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1½ tsp salt
To Saute for Curry
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 5 cloves garlic finely chopped or grated.
- 1 tbsp ginger grated.
- 2 nos green chilli
- 1½ cups onion. finely chopped.
- 1 cup tomato finely chopped.
Add at the end
- ¼ tsp garam masala
- ½ cup finely chopped coriander leaves.
Instructions
Prepare Gatta
- Grate Bottle gourd and pass thru a muslin cloth to extract water.
- Don't discard the water. It can be used in gravy.
- In a bowl, take gram flour/Besan.
- Add remaining dry ingredients of Gatta.
- Add grated and squeezed bottle gourd.
- Make a soft dough.
- prepare cylindrical shape gatta about 5 inches long.
- Prepare gatta with remaining dough. This proportion will make 5 gattas.
- Boil 3 cups of water in a wide pan.
- Once it starts to boil, add gatta one by one.
- Let it cook on high for 2 minutes.
- Then cover and let boil for 8 more minutes. Turn off the flame .
How to make paste for gravy
- In a bowl, take yogurt and mix all other ingredients mentioned under paste for gravy. Mix nicely and keep aside for later use.
How to make Curry
- Heat ghee in a frying pan.
- Add cumin seeds.
- Add chopped green chilli.
- Add chopped Garlic.
- Add grated Ginger.
- Saute for about 2 minutes.
- Add chopped onions and saute till onion turns translucent. Don't let it become brown.
- Add chopped tomatoes and saute till tomatoes become soft and ghee starts separating.
- Add Yogurt paste.
- Stir immediately to prevent yogurt from curdling. Cook till oil separates.
- Cut each gatta into 4-5 pieces
- Add to the gravy along with the water in which gatta was cooked.
- Also add the water from squeezed bottle gourd.
- allow to simmer for 2 mnts.
- switch off the flame. Then add 1/4 tsp garam masala and 1/2 cup finely chopped coriander.
- Serve hot with rice or roti.
