Lauki Aloo Ki Sabzi Recipe, Bottle Gourd & Potatoes Curry Indian Style Recipe
This Lauki Aloo ki Sabzi or Bottle Gourd & Potatoes Sabzi is very easy to make. It is a quick and simple sabzi with minimal ingredients required and tastes divine. And, if you ask me this pressure cooker recipe definitely gives ‘quick food’ a whole new meaning.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Vegetable Oil Tel (I used Canola; You can use any)
- 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds Rai
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds Jeera
- 10 Piece Curry Leaves Kari Patta
- 1/4 teaspoon Turmeric Powder Haldi
- 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Adrak, Lehsun (Paste)
- 2 tablespoon Tomato Tamatar (Paste/ Puree)
- 1 Piece Bottle Gourd Lauki (Medium size, Diced)
- 2 Piece Potatoes Aloo (Medium size, Diced)
- 1 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder Lal Mirch (Kashmiri)
- 1.5 Tablespoon Coriander Powder Dhaniya
- 1 Teaspoon Cumin Powder Jeera
- 4 Piece Green Chillies Hari Mirch (Slit into two)
- 1 Piece Lemon Juice Nimbo
- 0.5 Teaspoon Salt Namak
Instructions
- Add canola oil to a pressure cooker and splutter mustard & cumin seeds.
- Throw in the curry leaves, ginger garlic paste and turmeric powder.
- Cook till the raw smell of the ginger garlic paste goes away.
- Add tomato paste and powdered spices including coriander, red chilli and cumin powders.
- Cook for around 2-3 minutes. Add the green chillies here as well.
- Add Lauki (bottle gourd) and aloo potatoes and coat with masala nicely.
- Add water and salt.
- Cover the lid of the pressure cooker. Give it three whistles and remove. Let the pressure release by itself.
- The Lauki Aloo Ki Subzi at this time will be watery.
- Leave it on high flame till you get the desired consistency of masala in the subzi.
- Once this is done, add the juice of one lemon, adjust the salt to your desire.
- Optionally, you can also garnish it with some garam masala and chopped green coriander.
- Serve hot with paranthas right off the gridle.
Notes
- While adding water for cooking, please keep in mind that lauki release enough amount of water from it.
- Another thing we have added tomatoes as well.
- Don’t add too much water otherwise you to cook till the water evaporates and your lauki aloo ki sabzi will taste not good.
- You can also prepare this lauki aloo ki sabji in pot or pan. Pressure cooker method is quick and easy.