Lauki Ka Bharta
A North Indian classic where whole bottle gourd (lauki) is charred over an open flame until smoky, then peeled and mashed, and simmered with a garlic-cumin tempering, onion and tomato into a smoky, rustic curry. Best enjoyed with roti or steamed rice.
Ingredients
Main
- Tomato — 2 piece (chopped)
- Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 2.5 g (whole)
- Garlic — 7 piece (chopped)
- coriander — 1 tsp (ground)
- green chillies (optional) — 5 g (chopped)
- oil — 2 tbsp (whole)
- garam masala powder — 1.6 g (whole)
- onion — 100 g (chopped)
- Bottle Gourd — 1 piece (chopped)
- ginger garlic paste — 1 tsp (ground)
- Turmeric Powder — 1 piece (ground)
- cumin — 1 tsp (ground)
Tempering
- Asafoetida (optional) — 0.3 g (whole)
Method
- firstly, slit the lauki randomly and stuff in 7 cloves garlic. make sure to take small lauki, as it will be easy to burn.
- grease the lauki with oil and place it on the burner.
- also, place 2 tomato and start to burn on medium flame.
- keep flipping and burn on all the sides.
- make sure to cook uniformly.
- cool completely, and peel the skin.
- cut and mash smooth. you can also use a chopper to mash the lauki. keep aside.
- in a pan heat, 2 tbsp oil. add 1 tsp cumin, pinch hing and splutter the tempering.
- add 1 onion, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and saute until onion softens.
- further add ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp garam masala and ½ tsp salt.
- saute on low flame until the spices turn aromatic.
- also, add mashed lauki and tomato.
- mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- furthermore, add 2 tbsp coriander, 1 chilli and mix well.
- finally, enjoy Lauki Ka Bharta Recipe with roti or rice.
Common questions
- Lauki Ka Bharta ko English mein kya kehte hain?
- लौकी का भरता ko English mein Lauki Ka Bharta likhte hain.
- Ek plate Lauki Ka Bharta mein kitni calories hoti hain?
- 65 kcal per plate.
- Kitna time lagta hai?
- 40 min lagta hai — 10 min taiyari, 30 min pakana.