Bottle gourd is also known as
lauki, ghiya, dudhi in india. Bottle gourd has to be one of the healthiest of
vegetables and I think it is not so favorite amongst many, When I was sick my friend
A one day she prepared bottle gourd
soup for me and the result was an
amazing, thick, rich, creamy and nutritious soup. She shared the recipe with me
and I made the soup couple of times. I want to share this as most of us do not
like bottle gourd and that includes me too. This soupwill change that for folks
who do not like bottle gourd as it has done for me. I love bottle gourd in this
form. It also excellent for children and old people as bottle gourd has a lot
of health benefits. Bottle gourd soup is great for those who are either on diet
or wants to lower their cholesterol. It is good to be served to those who have
diabetics in their home. You can have this soup in mid morning or in the
evening with a brown bread .It will make you feel full because it contains lot
of fiber and water and hence helps to curb hunger pangs.
Health Benefits: Bottle
gourd is low in fat and cholesterol yet high in dietary fibre. It contains 96%
water, which makes it very cooling and easy to digest. It is rich in iron,
vitamin C & B complex, has sodium and potassium. It is excellent for light
and low-cal diets and effective against constipation and other digestive
disorders.
Ingredients:-
For Soup:-
Lauki(Bottle gourd) - ½ peeled and cut into medium size
pieces, can remove the inner seeds if hard.
Green Chilli – 1
Ginger- ½ inch
Garlic – 2 to 3 peels
Milk - 1/2 Cup
Onion, peeled and chopped-1
Tomatoes, chopped-2
Any vegetable - 1 cup, cut into small pieces.
Toor Dal/ Any split lentil - 1/2 cup
Tejpata - 1
Dalchini - 1 inch
Salt – As per taste
Black Pepper - 2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Method:
1.Rinse the bottle gourd in enough water and peel it.
2.Chop the bottle gourd , onions and garlic and put it in a
pan.
3.Add enough water just about covering the chopped gourd,
onions and garlic and turmeric powder and cook
4.In separate pan steam the mixed veggies for 15-20 mins and cover the pan
5.Now let the veggies and stock cool; in a blender or food
processor blend the veggies. But keep the stock aside.
6.In another pan now heat the oil And lightly fry onion,
garlic dalchini, tejpatta Sauté for 2
minutes .
7.Then add the pureed bottle gourd, veggies, dal then add the veggies stock to get the consistency you want and boil in simmer for 5-6 mins.
7.Then add the pureed bottle gourd, veggies, dal then add the veggies stock to get the consistency you want and boil in simmer for 5-6 mins.
8.Before you switch off the fire add the cream cheese(
optional).
9.Garnish with freshly ground pepper and serve hot
4 comments:
This looks totally delicious..I would love to try this..Bookmarked.
Aarthi
http://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/
Hi Ruchi,
Good to see this very different and unique recipe for bottle guord soup, but i have some doucts :
1. i think adding milk to this will reduce its health quotient and increse its cholestrol. dont u think so?
2. i m confused about stock. what is stock?
3. u dint mention, when to add dal and milk
4. how to cook bottle guord, i mean, u've written cook bottle guord in a pan, does it mean we need to bring it to a boil - wont it consume much gas, can i pressure cook it ?
Hi CSR21<
Thnxs for visiting my space:)
Stock means liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered;
first you have boiled lentils and bottle guard keep aside. finally you have to add cooked dal, purified bottle-guard then add milk.Adding 1 cup milk never reduce health quotient. otherwise you can add skimmed milk.
you can boil or pressure cook it is your choice. hope I cleared your doubt:)
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