Lauki ka Raita | Dudhi Raita

Lauki, also known as Doodhi/ Dudhi, Ghiya and Bottle Gourd happens to be a very underrated vegetable with a high nutritional profile extremely beneficial for our health. Being high in natural fiber as well as water content, it has a lot of cooling properties which help your system soothe and calm down especially in summers. At our home, though this humble vegetable is made in many different forms, however, there is one recipe made with lauki which is always high in demand and is made every other day. Yes! I am talking about Lauki ka Raita, which is not only healthy, refreshing and cooling to the palette but very delicious too. It can be paired along with any vegetable-dal-chapati combination. Also, it goes very well with pulaos and biryanis too. Do try it once and I promise, you are gonna hooked to it.


Lauki ka Raita | Dudhi Raita 


INGREDIENTS

  • Yogurt, nicely whisked - 2 cups
  • Grated bottle gourd/ ghiya/ lauki - 1 cup
  • Fresh coriander leaves, optional - 1/4 cup
  • Finely chopped green chilies, optional - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt (if fasting then use Sendha Namak) - to taste
  • Bhuna jeera powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Black pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

Lauki ka Raita | Dudhi Raita 



METHOD

  • In a pan, add 1/2 cup of water along with grated bottle gourd.
  • Let the lauki cook on medium heat for just about 6 to 7 minutes or until it gets softened and looks translucent in color.
  • Let it cool down then strain using a sieve. Use the water in kneading the dough or in any gravy recipe.
  • Take half of the strained lauki along with coriander leaves and blend to a coarse mixture in a grinder. Make sure you don't make it a smooth paste.
  • Add this coarsely ground lauki along with the remaining un-blended lauki to the yogurt and mix nicely. This way the raita gets a nice texture.
  • Next add in the chopped green chilies, salt, black pepper and bhuna jeera powder.
  • Give a final mix and chill in the refrigerator for atleast an hour before serving.
  • I like to temper my raita with some curry leaves and jeera but that is totally optional.

Lauki ka Raita | Dudhi Raita 


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