Lauki Raita / Bottle Gourd Curd Dip
Refreshing and Cooling, Summer Friendly Raita Recipe made with Bottle Gourd or Lauki. Lauki Raita is absolutely easy to make and tastes delicious with rotis, parathas and rice
Servings 2 people
Ingredients
- 2 cups Bottle Gourd (grated) 1 cup is 200 ml
- 1 1/2 cups Thick Curd or Yogurt 1 cup is 200 ml
- 1 tsp Roasted Jeera Powder / Bhuna Jeera Powder
- 1 to 2 nos. Green Chillies chopped
- Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves as required
- 1/2 tsp Oil Any Neutral Oil / Veg Oil
- 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds or Rai
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Peel the skin of the Bottle Gourd, scoop the seeds from the centre and grate.
- Apply some salt to the grated Lauki and allow it to rest for 10 minutes.
- Squeeze the excess juice from the lauki (discard the juice)
- Whisk the Curd, add salt to taste, roasted jeera powder, green chillies and add the lauki.
- Mix well and prepare for tempering
- Heat a tempering pan, add oil and mustard seeds, once they crackle, pour over the raita, mix well and serve immediately.
Notes
You can avoid the tempering and serve the raita as it is too. It tastes delicious.
Use fresh chilled curd for the raita and immediately refrigerate if serving later.
If serving for guests, prepare and pour tempering before serving.