Bharwa Lauki Recipe - Stuffed Bottle Gourd

Name: Bharwa Lauki Recipe - Stuffed Bottle Gourd
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 piece Bottle Gourd (1 Bottle gourd (lauki)); 3 pieces Yellow Onion (2 Onions chopped + 1 Onion finely chopped); 2 pieces Tomato (2 Tomatoes finely chopped); 1 tsp Red Chili Powder (1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder); ¼ tsp Ground Turmeric (1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)); 2 tsp Ground coriander (1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania) + 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)); 2 tsp Cumin Seeds (1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera) + 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera) cumin seeds); 4 tbsp Vegetable Oil (4 tablespoon Oil); 1 tbsp Granulated Sugar (1 tablespoon Sugar); 1 tbsp Kasuri Methi (1 tablespoon Kasuri Methi (Dried Fenugreek Leaves)); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste + Salt to taste); 3 sprig Cilantro (3 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves finely chopped); 1 cup Paneer (1 cup Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese) crumbled); ½ piece Green Bell Pepper (1/2 Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum) finely chopped); 1 piece Green Chili (1 Green Chilli finely chopped); 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes (1 teaspoon Red Chilli flakes); 1 tsp Cream (1 teaspoon Fresh cream)

Bharwa Lauki Recipe - Stuffed Bottle Gourd - Sabzi Recipes (Indian)

50 minIndian

Servings4

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Bottle Gourd1 piece · 1 Bottle gourd (lauki)
Yellow Onion3 pieces · 2 Onions chopped + 1 Onion finely chopped
Tomato2 pieces · 2 Tomatoes finely chopped
Red Chili Powder1 tsp · 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
Ground Turmeric¼ tsp · 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
Ground coriander2 tsp · 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania) + 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
Cumin Seeds2 tsp · 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera) + 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera) cumin seeds
Vegetable Oil4 tbsp · 4 tablespoon Oil
Granulated Sugar1 tbsp · 1 tablespoon Sugar
Kasuri Methi1 tbsp · 1 tablespoon Kasuri Methi (Dried Fenugreek Leaves)
Table Salt0 pieces · Salt to taste + Salt to taste
Cilantro3 sprig · 3 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves finely chopped
Paneer1 cup · 1 cup Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese) crumbled
Green Bell Pepper½ piece · 1/2 Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum) finely chopped
Green Chili1 piece · 1 Green Chilli finely chopped
Red Pepper Flakes1 tsp · 1 teaspoon Red Chilli flakes
Cream1 tsp · 1 teaspoon Fresh cream

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Steps

1To begin making the Bharwa Lauki Recipe, we will first prepare the stuffing of Paneer Bhurji.
2In a deep pan, heat a tablespoon of oil and add cumin seeds and let it crackle. Now add the chopped onions and sauce it till they become soft and transparent.
3Once it is done, add the capsicum, crumbled paneer, salt, coriander powder, red chilly flakes and mix it properly. Cook it for 1-2 minutes more and set it aside to cool down.
4The next step is to make the stuffed Lauki.
5Firstly, peel the bottle gourd and boil it in a large vessel with a tablespoon of salt and let it boil till the gourd is properly cooked. The vessel should be big enough to hold the full gourd.
6Now let the gourd cool down. Once it is done, cut the ends of gourds to remove the pith inside it using a long spoon or a fork.
7Heat 2 tablespoon oil on a pan and place the hollow gourd on it. Cook it till the skins turns brown and it crisps up. Keep turning the gourd until it is golden brown from all the sides.
8Now fill the paneer bhurji in the bottle gourd and slice it into 1 inch thick slices. After cutting it into thick slices, place the slices back on the pan to cook. Cook them till the both the sides turn brown.
9The final step is to make the creamy gravy.
10Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. Once they crackle, add the chopped onion till they become soft.
11Now add the chopped tomatoes and sauce till they are properly cooked. Once it is done, add the turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt to taste, the leftover bhurji and the pith of the gourd that you have kept aside. Cook them properly.
12Once their starts separating, use a hand blender and make a paste of the mixture in the pan itself. Now add 1 cup of water and let it cook for a couple of minutes.
13Add sugar, kasoori methi and slices of the gourd and boil it till the gravy thicken and garnish it with the chopped coriander leaves and cream.
14Serve the Bharwa Lauki along with Lahsuni Palak Dal, Palak Raita andPhulkafor an everyday meal.