Lauki Raita|Bottle gourd Raita

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Lauki Raita is very refreshing raita and tastes absolutely amazing when served with any curry and chapati.

Lauki Raita

Lauki raita is a delicious side dish served with main course and when the lauki is in season people often make this raita in the Northern parts of India.

Again just like cucumber raita, because of bottle gourd’s cooling properties, it is considered good to consume in summers.

Ingredients needed to make Lauki Raita:

  • First, Lauki-Fresh and juicy bottle gourd or lauki.
  • Yogurt-Home-made or store bought plain yogurt.
  • Roasted cumin powder
  • Salt
  • Green chill
  • Mint leaves

Health Benefits of Bottle gourd..

Bottle gourd is one of the vegetables that contain high amounts of water, rich in Vitamin C, Vitamin K, and Calcium.

It stabilizes blood sugar levels and maintains blood pressure as well.

How to make lauki raita?

First of all, wash, peel, and grate the bottle gourd. Boil it using a little bit of water. Let it cool and then squeeze all of the excess water.

Now add the boiled lauki in yogurt along with roasted cumin, red chili, green chili, salt, and mint leaves. Mix well and keep refrigerated. Serve with the main course and enjoy it.

Serving Suggestions:

Serve the lauki raita with any of your favorite curry, rice, and paratha or roti.

Looking for more such lauki recipes to get some ideas for your lunch or dinner? Do not miss my Lauki Sabzi and Wadi Lauki and the best one’s Lauki Barfi.

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Lauki Raita

Sapana Behl
Lauki Raita is a very delicious yogurt condiment made with boiled and grated bottle gourd and yogurt.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Course Condiments
Cuisine North Indian
Servings 4 People
Calories 139 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup bottle gourd/lauki /ghiya/doodhi grated
  • 3 cups yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon mint leaves dried/fresh
  • 1 teaspoon roasted cumin seeds powder
  • 1 green chili chopped
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Whisk yogurt in a bowl and set aside.
  • Boil the grated bottle gourd in 1/2 cup of water. Remove from heat, cool, and squeeze excess water and set aside.
  • In a mixing bowl add boiled bottle gourd and yogurt. Stir gently.
  • Add dried /fresh mint leaves, green chillies and roasted cumin seeds powder.
  • Season with salt and red chilly powder.
  • Serve chilled with the main course.

Notes

  1. Whisk the yogurt completely or else it will split in raita.
  2. Squeeze all the water from bottle gourd and let it cool completely before adding in the yogurt.
  3. Whenever I make Lauki kofta, I save some grated lauki to make this raita.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cupCalories: 139kcalCarbohydrates: 14.6gProtein: 10.9gFat: 2.5gSaturated Fat: 1.9gSodium: 225mgPotassium: 516mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 13gCalcium: 431mgIron: 1mg
Keyword bottle gourd raita, doodhi raita, ghiya ka raita, lauki raita
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Best Regards,
Sapana Behl

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