Bottle gourd in tomato gravy

This is another variation of lauki made interesting for having with roti. Lauki is easily digestible and hence most suited for small children, elderly people and also convalescing people.

Ingredients:

500g lauki, 250g tomato or 100g tomato puree, 3 onions, ½ cup chopped hara dhania, ½ tsp garlic paste, ½ tsp ginger paste, ½ tsp dhania powder, ½ tsp jeera powder, ¼ tsp haldi powder, ½ tsp red chilli powder, 2tbsp oil and salt to taste.

Preparation:

1. Wash peel and cut finely the lauki. 
2. Wash and chop finely tomatoes. 
3. And lastly peel and chop onions finely and keep side. 
4. Heat oil in a pan, put chopped onions, ginger paste, garlic paste and fry till golden brown. 
5. To this add jeera powder dhaniya powder, haldi powder, chilli powder and fry a little. 
6. Now add tomatoes and mix well and simmer it till the oil leaves sides. 
7. Finally add lauki and little water and cook till soft and done.

Garnish with hara dhania and serve hot with rice or roti. 

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