Lauki ki Sabzi is a very comforting and homely everyday meal dish that tastes just amazing with ghee smeared chapatis. Pair it with your favorite raita and enjoy.
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Lauki ki Sabzi/Bottlegourd dry Curry
Lauki ki sabzi or bottle gourd dry curry is a punjabi style dry made with tomatoes, onions and a few minimal spices.
In this recipe, we will show you How to make Lauki ki Sabzi or Ghiya ki Sabji is a quick and easy way. This is a very homely and comforting dish and very light on the stomach. It is very easy to make, delicious and a perfect everyday meal in northern and western parts of India during summers.
The sabzi preparation is unique in a way that it doesn’t use a lot of spices and mostly the sweetness of lauki and the tanginess of tomatoes overpower the whole dish. Do try this recipe and let us know how it turned out in the comments section.
Ingredients Needed for Lauki ki Sabzi
- Bottle gourd: Fresh long or round bottle gourd.
- Tomatoes: Ripe red tomatoes.
- Onions: Red or white onions as per your choice.
- Green chilli: To add some kick to the dish.
- Spices: Minimal spices of salt, turmeric, and coriander powder.
- Ghee: Ghee makes the best lauki ki sabzi.
- Coriander Leaves: To garnish and add some refreshing flavors.
How to make Lauki ki Sabzi
Heat clarified butter in a wok. Add onions and green chili and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Just let it translucent.
Add bottle gourd pieces and mix well. Let them cook on low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Now add tomatoes at the bottom of the pan and cover them with bottle-gourd cubes.
Add salt, red chili powder, turmeric, and coriander powder. Mix well. Let it cook on low for another 5-7 minutes or until tomatoes are soft. Keep the lid covered.
Now open the lid and start cooking it on medium heat till ghee comes out from the edges. Remove from heat and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Serving Suggestions
Serve the lauki ki sabzi with ghee smeared roti, paratha, or rice. You can also pair it with your main course as a side dish with some dal and raita on the side.
Pro tips/FAQs
How to pick bottle gourd?
Try to pick the fresh bottle gourd with light skin and soft flesh. If the bottle gourd seems sightly dry it might be ripe with seeds and won’t make a nice sabzi or else will take more time to get cooked.
Can we make this sabzi in pressure cooker?
Yes, of course, you can make this sabzi in a pressure cooker. To make it in a pressure cooker, Heat clarified butter in a pressure cooker. Add onions and green chili and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Just let it translucent. Add spices and salt. Mix well.
Now add tomatoes and add bottle gourd cubes just covering the tomatoes. Add 1/4 cup water and close the lid. Cook it for 1 whistle. Open the lid once pressure evaporates and then cook on medium heat until ghee separates.
Why so many tomatoes?
Tomatoes balance the sweetness of lauki and onions in the dish and make it a very delicious and flavorful side dish.
How to store Lauki ki Sabzi?
Store the leftovers in the refrigerator and it can stay well for a couple of days. Reheat with some ghee when you are ready to serve and enjoy.
Can we make it Vegan?
Ghee gives the dish a very unique and delicious taste. But if you want to make it Vegan you can definitely do that. Use some oil instead of ghee and you are good to go.
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Lauki ki Sabzi
Equipment
- Wok
Ingredients
- 1/2 kg bottle gourd cut into cubes
- 2 onions thinly sliced
- 4 tomatoes chopped
- 4 green chilies chopped
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
- salt to taste
- 4 tablespoon ghee
- 1/4 cup coriander leaves chopped
Instructions
- Heat clarified butter in a wok.
- Add onions and green chili and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Just let it translucent.
- Add bottle gourd pieces and mix well. Let them cook on low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Now add tomatoes at the bottom of the pan and cover them with bottle-gourd cubes.
- Add salt, red chili powder, turmeric, and coriander powder. Mix well.
- Let it cook on low for another 5-7 minutes or until tomatoes are soft. Keep the lid covered.
- Now open the lid and start cooking it on medium heat till ghee comes out from the edges.
- Remove from heat and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
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Notes
How to pick a bottle gourd?
Try to pick the fresh bottle gourd with light skin and soft flesh. If the bottle gourd seems sightly dry it might be ripe with seeds and won’t make a nice sabzi or else will take more time to get cooked.Can we make this sabzi in a pressure cooker?
Yes, of course, you can make this sabzi in a pressure cooker. To make it in a pressure cooker, Heat clarified butter in a pressure cooker. Add onions and green chili and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Just let it translucent. Add spices and salt. Mix well.Now add tomatoes and add bottle gourd cubes just covering the tomatoes. Add 1/4 cup water and close the lid. Cook it for 1 whistle. Open the lid once pressure evaporates and then cook on medium heat until ghee separates.
Why so many tomatoes?
Tomatoes balance the sweetness of lauki and onions in the dish and make it a very delicious and flavorful side dish.How to store Lauki ki Sabzi?
Store the leftovers in the refrigerator and it can stay well for a couple of days. Reheat with some ghee when you are ready to serve and enjoy.Can we make it Vegan?
Ghee gives the dish a very unique and delicious taste. But if you want to make it Vegan you can definitely do that. Use some oil instead of ghee and you are good to go.Nutrition
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Thanks Sanoli !
Easy and Healthy Sabzi..
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Thanks Shree !
Healthy Louki curry looks inviting.
Thanks Rani !
delicious and tempting
Thanks Shama !
Healthy and inviting sabzi.. Loved it Sapana 🙂
Thanks Nilu !
yummy dish, Sapana.
Thanks Sona !
yummy nd healthy lauki….
Thanks Sush !
Wow so creamy and yummy dish 😀
Thanks Nandini!
Yummy and healthy
Thanks Beena!
I personaly love lauki and your dish looks amazing
My fav too ! Thanks..
Very healthy and yummy curry…
Thanks Priya !
Reminds of the Panju friends and the lunch that we used to have..typical panju lauki.love it.
Thanks Vaishali !
Wow…this is been in mind from long to try…thank you for posting
Thanks Divya..
A tasty recipe which can be savored with rice 🙂
Thanks Dear !
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Simple yet delicious side dish to be paired with any Indian flat bread. Easy to prepare with readily available ingredients… lovely recipe
Lauki for me is a comfort food anyday. Simple yet delicious this taste amazing with ghee rotis as you said.
Perfect light meal for summer time.
Even I make similar subzi with or without tomatoes and also add some garlic. This time made your way and it so delicious. I served with some rice and rasam.
We make all the time lauki ki sabzi with a slightly different method. This looks inviting and delicious—a perfect combo with rotis or chapatis.
Love lauki with chana daal, never heard about punjabi lauki sabji. A delicious and inviting preparation. perfect with phulka.
Bottle gourd is a happy veggie at my place and I also make a similar dry stir-fry with addition of little roasted peanut powder which adds a crunch to the curry.
I am very intrigued about how this sabzi would be tasting, especially with some hot chapathis. I am totally in love with the recipe as well as how simple and delicious it looks…
This is such an easy and delicious recipe with lauki. Perfect side dish for any Indian meal. I would love to try the recipe very soon.
Love this dry curry using lauki. It seems to be so quick to prepare. A perfect side dish with some hot chapati. Adding those tomatoes must be giving a slightly tangy taste and flavor.
the lauki ki sabzi looks delicious. Perfect to pair it up with roti or rice. I’m gonna try this soon.
Sapana I usually prepare lauki with chana dal or with potato. I haven’t tried lauki ki sabzi with onions. Like your recipe and want to try it out. Easy to make and looks so delicious.