FOOD LIBRARY

Bottle Gourd Sabzi with Roti

Ingredients

  • 400 g bottle gourd (lauki), peeled and cubed
  • 2 medium whole-wheat rotis (about 80 g flour total)
  • 1 medium tomato, chopped
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 green chilli, slit
  • salt to taste

Preparation

  1. Heat oil, crackle cumin and sauté onion until soft.
  2. Add tomato, chilli, turmeric, coriander and salt; cook to a thick masala.
  3. Stir in bottle gourd cubes and splash of water.
  4. Cover and simmer 12–15 min until tender.
  5. Meanwhile roll and cook two rotis on a tawa.
  6. Serve sabzi hot with the rotis.