Bottle Gourd Rice-Lauki Pulao Recipe-Sorakkai Rice-Healthy One Pot Meal

Bottle gourd is known as sorakkai in Tamil, lauki or doodhi in Hindi and chorakaa in Malayalam.  It is commonly used in Indian cooking. You can make a variety of  dishes both sweet and savory with bottle gourd like kootu, dal, halwa, kheer etc. This is one of my favorite dish and I make this simple lauki pulao quite often and pair it with a spicy gravy. Today we will learn how to make Bottle

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Lauki Kheer-Bottle Gourd Payasam-Sorakkai Payasam Recipe

Bottle gourd payasam (pudding) is a creamy and delicious dessert made with grated bottle gourd, milk, saffron and nuts. It is easy to make and tastes heavenly. You can make this for any special occasions or festivals. Bottle gourd is known as "suraikai" in Tamil and "sorakaya" in Telugu, "churakka" in Malayalam. As it is Tamil New Year and Vishu today, I wanted to share an easy, quick and

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Lauki Gravy Recipe-Quick Bottle Gourd Gravy in Pressure Cooker-Dudhi Gravy for chapathi

This is a very quick and simple gravy prepared with bottle gourd. It goes well with chapatis and parathas. When you do not have much time on hand, you can make this quick side dish in just 15-20 minutes. Today we will learn how to make low fat quick bottle gourd gravy following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.








Lauki Gravy Recipe-Quick Bottle Gourd Gravy




 Prep Time : 10 mins

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Lauki Raita-Bottle Gourd (Dudhi) Raita Recipe

This is another healthy dish prepared with lauki which I love very much. It can be served as a side dish for biryani, chapati, parathas and rotis or can be had on its own.This raita tastes great when served chilled. Today we will learn how to make Lauki ka raita following this simple recipe.




How to make Lauki Raita (Sorakkai Pachadi)

Prep time - under 10 mins
Cook time - under 10 mins

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Lauki Sabzi-Bottle Gourd Curry-Sorakkai Curry Recipe

Bottle gourd is known as sorakaaya in telugu, lauki in hindi and sorakkai in tamil. Bottle gourd has many health benefits and curative properties.The juice of bottle gourd is used as a remedy for many ailments.This vegetable contains 96 % water, is low in calories, high in fiber and therefore aids in weight loss.The high fiber content also helps to prevent constipation. Bottle gourd is one of

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Bottle gourd recipe - Bottle gourd Dal

Bottle gourd recipe - Bottle gourd Dal- Lauki Dal Bottle gourd is very common in India and many dishes can be prepared with bottle gourd like kofta, halwa , stir fry, kootu etc. It is low in fat and cholesterol and is rich in fibre , it is easy to digest and is effective against constipation. Because of its high water content, it has cooling properties. It is a simple and comforting dish which

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Bottle gourd Kootu/Sorakkai kootu

Kootu is a South Indian dish made of vegetables and lentils. Kootu pairs well with any thogayal. You do not have to prepare rasam or samber. This kootu is very simple, easy to prepare and is also very healthy and light. It needs no oil except for seasoning.  It can be had with rice, roti/phulkas and chapati. Today we will learn how to make sorakkai kootu following this easy recipe.

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