Recipe: Delicious Doodh Lau or Lauki-Doodh ki Sabji: (Bottle Gourd in Milk Curried Gravy) - receta de mamá

Doodh Lau or Lauki-Doodh ki Sabji: (Bottle Gourd in Milk Curried Gravy).

You can cook Doodh Lau or Lauki-Doodh ki Sabji: (Bottle Gourd in Milk Curried Gravy) using 15 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Doodh Lau or Lauki-Doodh ki Sabji: (Bottle Gourd in Milk Curried Gravy)

1. You need 350-400 gms of Lau/Lauki/Bottle Gourd (Finely Grated).
2. You need To Taste of Salt.
3. Prepare 1.5 tbsps of Cooking Oil (Any Refined Oil or Mustard Oil).
4. You need 1/2 tsp of Ghee.
5. It's 1/8-1/4 tsp of Hing.
6. You need 1 tbsp of Sugar.
7. It's 1 tsp of Roasted Cumins & Dry Red Chilli Masala Powder (Homemade).
8. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Garam Masala Powder (Homemade).
9. You need of Tempering Spices:.
10. It's 1 tsp of Cumin Seeds (Whole).
11. You need 1-2 of Bay Leaves (Small).
12. Prepare 1-2 of Dried Red Chilli (Whole).
13. It's 1 tbsp of Maida (Mixed with the Warm Milk).
14. You need 1 Cup of Fresh Milk (Boiled & Warm).
15. Prepare 6-7 of Urad Dal Bori (Vadi): It’s an imp. ingredient to be used in this recipe however, without it also the dish is absolutely delectable-(I didn’t have Vadi with me available, hence didn’t use it).

Doodh Lau or Lauki-Doodh ki Sabji: (Bottle Gourd in Milk Curried Gravy) step by step

1. Wash, peel off & grate the Lauki & set aside...also, if using the Vadis- Roast the same in a little oil, light brown & set it aside too.
2. Heat up a frying pan over a medium-high heat: Add in the Tempering, above-mentioned with the Hing too & allow all that to splatter & release their nice aroma.
3. Add in the Grated Lauki now, add in some salt (just a bit, the rest to be added later on post it’s cooked & shrinks in the quantity) & sauté for a minute or so.
4. Add in the Roasted Cumins Powder & a pinch of turmeric powder (optional)- But I always do (authentically, turmeric isn’t used at all in this recipe & hence not mentioned in the ingredients list).
5. Now, lower the flame at this point- cover the lid & allow it to cook for about 6-8 mins time, as it releases quite a bit of its water content, stirring occasionally.
6. Uncover the lid- Cook for the next 5 mins time now, without any cover & putting the flame to the medium now to dry up the excess water in it at this point.
7. While the lauki is cooking: Keep the milk mixture for the same ready: Add in some Maida & Sugar to it so as not to get curdled once poured into the pan & the milk should be warm enough.
8. Now, once the lauki is well cooked- pour in the milk mixture while stirring continuously at this point, ensuring that the milk isn’t lumped anywhere & gently starts thickening to a smooth paste/gravy.
9. Lastly, add in the garam masala powder & the ghee & sauté the same for another 2 mins time & then, turn off the flame & cover it & let it sit on the warm oven for about 10-15 mins standby time before serving hot with hot Rice or Rotis.
10. Enjoy the absolutely decadent & delectable DOODH LAU/DOODHI-LAUKI/BOTTLE GOURD IN THE MILK GRAVY with your family & friends.