Learn how to make pulao and kebab

Benefits and recipes of bottle gourd

Many people make faces when they hear the name of bottle gourd, but this vegetable is extremely beneficial for health. The simple dish of bottle gourd can sometimes seem boring, so it is a good idea to introduce it to children in a new way. In this article, we will tell you about two delicious dishes made from bottle gourd, which you can easily feed to your children.

Ingredients of Lauki Pulao

Basmati rice (soaked) – 1 cup

Ghee – 2 spoons

Curd – half cup

Grated bottle gourd (squeezed out water) – 1 cup

ground spices (bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves)

finely chopped onion

Ginger-garlic paste and green chilli

How to make Lauki Pulao

Put 2 spoons of ghee in a cooker and add the spices in it.

Then add onion and ginger-garlic paste and fry until golden.

Now add grated bottle gourd to it and cook for 2 minutes.

After this add curd, salt and some garam masala.

Add soaked rice and water as required and cook till it whistles.

Now serve hot Shahi Lauki Pulao with raita.

Spicy gourd-rice kebabs

Bottle gourd – 2 cups

Cooked rice – 1 cup

Spices – Ginger-garlic paste, green chilli

Gram flour or bread crumbs – 3-4 tbsp

chilli powder

Turmeric

dry mango powder

garam masala

Coriander – finely chopped

Oil – for shallow frying

Kebab recipe

Squeeze out all the water from the grated bottle gourd thoroughly.

Add mashed rice and squeezed bottle gourd to a large bowl.

Now add chopped green chillies, ginger-garlic paste and all the dry spices.

After this, add bread crumbs or gram flour and green coriander and knead the mixture.

If the mixture seems wet, add a little gram flour.

Now apply some oil on your hands and make small balls from the mixture or give them the shape of tikkis.

Heat some oil in a pan and fry the tikkis until they turn golden on both sides. This will make them crispy.