Anshu's Food Odyssey

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

Arbi Tuk is a very famous recipe which has its roots in the Sindhi cuisine. I first got a chance to savour this tongue-tickling delicacy at one of my Sindhi friend's home; crispy taro root bites bursting with tangy and spicy flavors were delectable enough to turn me into a great fan of this recipe the very moment I tasted them.....that is not all, when I first made this recipe at home, my husband too loved it and since then, whenever he gets to know that I have bought arbi from the market he is like 'please arbi tuk zaroor banana'....today also I made it on his request and thought of sharing the recipe with you all...also, just to tell you, I have given these tuks a chatpata achaari twist which definitely makes them all the more irresistible....do try them and have them as tea-time snack or as a side dish on your dinner table. Arbi Tuk Ingredients Arbi (Colocasia or Taro Root) - 18 to 20 pieces Oil - for deep frying Salt - as per taste Chaat Masala - 2 tsp Red