Lau Er Khosha Bhaja Recipe - Bottle Gourd Peel Stir Fry
Lau Er Khosha Bhaja Recipe is a delicious side dish which is made from lauki peels and tossed in spices. Bottle Gourd is a very popular indian vegetable and is usually eaten in summers.
Ingredients
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2 cups Bottle gourd (lauki)
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peels
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sliced
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2 Potatoes (Aloo)
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sliced
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3 tablespoons Mustard oil
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1 teaspoon Kalonji (Onion Nigella Seeds)
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4 Green Chillies
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cut lengthwise
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1 teaspoon Sugar
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1 tablespoon Poppy seeds
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2 Dry Red Chillies
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1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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Salt
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to taste
Instructions
Step 1
To begin the Lau Er Khosha Bhaja recipe, first peel the bottle gourd and slice the peel very thin
Step 2
Peel the potato and slice it thin too
Step 3
Heat mustard oil in a frying pan over medium heat
Step 4
Once the oil is slightly hot, add dry red chillies and kalonji seeds
Step 5
After it start crackling, first add potato slices, sprinkle salt and stir
Step 6
Cover the pan and cook the potatoes on medium heat until lightly cooked
Step 7
When the potatoes are slightly soft, add slices of bottle gourd peels, cover the pan and cook until the bottle gourd peels soften
Step 8
This will take a couple of minutes
Step 9
Once done add turmeric powder, green chillies, salt, poppy seeds and sugar
Step 10
Saute the Lau Er Khosha Bhaja until all the masala is well combined into the Lau Er Khosha Bhajabhaja
Step 11
Check the salt to taste and adjust the spices accordingly
Step 12
Once done, transfer the Lau Er Khosha Bhaja to a serving bowl and serve hot
Step 13
Serve Lau Er Khosha Bhaja Recipe along with Steamed Rice, Bengali Style Lau die Tetor Dal and a bowl of Curd for your everyday meal