Lauki has a pale green & smooth skin and white flesh inside. It is the most underrated vegetable and is often considered to be boring, especially by kids. But it is quite popular during the warmer months and has various health benefits.

  Lauki is also known Bottle gourd in English as well as ghiya, dudhi, sorakaya, sorakkai, lau in some other Indian languages.

This vegetable comprises about 96% water and has various minerals to keep your body hydrated & nourished. It cools down your body and aids in digestion, which makes it a good choice for times when you want to enjoy light meals or are tired from the day’s hustle. Also, it is rich in dietary fiber, both soluble and insoluble, and hence great for weight loss.

This recipe is very easy to prepare and it is the healthiest version of bottle gourd ki sabzi recipe, because it is made with very little spices.

Lauki Ki Sabji in Pressure Cooker

There are many benefits of lauki juice or bottle gourd as it is mostly have in it almost 92% water(Juice).

But there are hardly few people, who know the benefits of this wonderful Vegetable and have it in their diet. Majority of the people don’t know it and many don’t use it in their cooking as well.

Needed Ingredients

1. 300g lauki/ bottle gourd (after washing & Peeling and then cut it into small pieces)
2. ½ cup water
3. 2 medium-sized tomatoes (finely chopped)
4. One green chili (finely chopped)
5. Two tablespoon Ginger (finely chopped)
6. 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
7. ½ teaspoon jeera sabut/ cumin seeds
8. ¼ teaspoon kali mirchi/ black pepper
9. ½ teaspoon Pink Salt (according to taste)
10. One medium size chopped onion
11. One inch chopped ginger

How to Make Lauki Ki Sabji in Pressure Cooker?

1. Heat oil in a 2 liter pressure cooker. Add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds & let them splutter
2. Add One spoon Olive oil
3. Then add one chopped onions.
4. Now add 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger and 1 to 2 green chilies (chopped) and sauté for some seconds
5. Now add chopped tomatoes and sauté again for few seconds
6. Now add ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
7. One teaspoon coriander powder
8. Add Pink salt according to your own taste
9. Sauté tomatoes and add chopped 300g lauki (bottle gourd or ghiya or dudhi) and saute about a minute
10. Now Pour 1 cup water and stir nicely
11. Pressure cook lauki sabzi for 2 to 3 whistles or 7 to 8 minutes on medium flame till the lauki is cooked well and becomes mushy
12. When the pressure automatically releases, then only open the lid of the Pressure cooker
13. Finally add chopped fresh coriander leaves at this step and mix well
14. Serve lauki ki sabzi hot with some phulkas or chapatis.

Bottle Gourd Kofta Curry Recipe

Here in this Video Recipe of Lauki Kofta (Bottle-gourd Kofta Curry) you can watch Instructions and make tasty delicious Doodhi Kofta Curry.

Some kids don’t eat Kaddu or Lauki at all, but this Kofta Curry anybody can eat.

You must try this Simple Recipe by following all Instructions given in the Video and Enjoy it with your family. Don’t use too much spices in your Curry. You can Buy here.

Health Benefits of Bottle Gourd

Eating light and indulging in fresh, seasonal fruits is one way to stay cool in Summer hot long days.

One of the more popular vegetables used in Indian kitchens during Summers is lauki or bottle gourd, and it has long been advocated to have many health benefits.

1. Bottle gourd contains a lot of water and that’s the reason it is considered a perfect thirst quencher. It also prevents fatigue, especially during summers.
2. Lauki helps in reducing weight and by drinking it on a daily basis would help you reduce weight.
3. Those People, who are suffering from constipation problem, can easily get rid of it by drinking a glass of lauki juice every day.
4. Bottle gourd provides good amount of both soluble and insoluble fiber and water. It helps in digestion and related problems  like constipation, flatulence and acidity. The insoluble fiber also helps in conditions like piles. 
5. Bottle gourd has cooling and calming ability due to its good water content. It is very helpful during summers and specially those who work under the hot sun as it has the ability to prevent heat strokes and recovers the water lost due to perspiration. It can be consumed in a juice form or cooked as a veggie.
6. Bottle gourd is considered a perfect thirst quencher. It also prevents fatigue, especially during summers.
7. Moreover, it is known to be an excellent cooling agent that detoxifies the body too