Recipe- Healthy To Eat Lauki Ki Poori

Dudhi bhoplyache vade / Lauki ki poori is a crispy puffed poori made using grated dudhi (Bottle Gourd) along with rice flour and aromatic spices & herbs. This is a vegan, gluten-free and no onion garlic recipe.

Dudhi bhopla, also known as Bottle gourd in English and Lauki in Hindi is a popular vegetable often prepared in Indian households and is served with roti / phulka or rice.

Dudhi bhoplyache vade is a simple & flavorful preparation made using gluten-free rice flour along with grated dudhi ( lauki / bottle gourd). Basic ingredients are used to make this tasty vades.

Ingredients

1 Dudhi / Lauki / Bottle Gourd
2-3 Cups Rice Flour or as per need depending upon water content in dudhi (bottle gourd).
2-3 Green Chillies
4-5 Garlic Cloves
1 inch Ginger
1 teaspoon Cumin Powder
2 teaspoon Coriander Powder
1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Method

- Wash, peel and grate dudhi (lauki / bottle gourd)

- Add salt to the grated bottle gourd and keep it aside for 15 minutes. Adding salt helps release water from it which can be used in kneading the dough.

- Meanwhile, in a mixer grinder, add green chilies, ginger, peeled garlic cloves and blend to a fine paste. Do not add water while grinding this paste.

- After keeping the grated bottle gourd aside for 15 minutes, now add turmeric powder, cumin powder, and coriander powder along with the above-blended spices and salt in it. Mix everything well.

- Add rice flour little by little, first, try to use the water that the bottle gourd has released. If you feel you need more water add as per your preference and according to rice flour quality.