Lauki Ki Sabji/ Bottle gourd Curry prepared with Mustard Paste . It's beautiful Orissa style Curry as a side dishes for Rice.
Ingredients :-
- Lauki(Bottle gourd) - 1/2 kg
- Potato - 2 nobs
- Arbi - 2 nobs(optional)
- Badi - 1 hand full
- Mustard - 2 tbsp
- Cumin - 1/2 tbsp
- Chili powder - 1 tbsp
- Turmeric powder - 12 tbsp
- Salt as per taste
- Garlic - 10 cloves
- Tomato(chopped) - 1 nobs
- Oil - 2-3 tbsp
- Chopped Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
Method :-
- Wash the lauki,Potato and arbi,then peeled the skin and chopped it nicely and keep it aside.
- Know add the masala (mustard,cumin,Garlic clove) into the masala and make a fine paste adding with little water.
- Then take a pan add 2 tbsp of oil for heat ,once oil is hot then add 1 tbsp of mustard and let it crackle.
- Once mustard start crackling add the chopped tomato and saute it for few minutes,then add the chili powder,turmeric powder and saute it for 2 -3 minutes.
- Then add the mustard paste into it and mix it nicely,then cook it for 4-5 minutes with medium flame.
- Then add the chopped vegetables into the masala and mix it nicely adding with salt as per taste.
- Then cover the lid and cook it with medium flame for 10 minutes.in between you just need to mix it once or twice.(after 5 minutes add the fried badi and cover the lid )
- Once the vegetables cook nicely and became soft then check the gravy.if its became little thick then switch off the flame.
- Finally sprinkle the chopped coriander leaves in to the curry mix it and serve hot with plain rice as a side dish.