Name: Lau Bori - Bottle Gourd with Lentil Dumplings recipe by Rhea Mitra-Dalal at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 small Bottle Gourd, peeled; 1 potato; 1/2 tsp Grated Ginger; 1 tej patta or Indian bay leaf; 1/4 tsp Kalonji or Nigella seeds; 1 green chilli, minced; 1 tbsp Posto bori or plain bori; Mustard oil; Turmeric; Salt

ABOUT Lau Bori - Bottle Gourd with Lentil Dumplings RECIPE

A vegetarian recipe from Bengal using bottle gourd and lentil dumplings.

Ingredients Serving: 2

1 small Bottle Gourd, peeled
1 potato
1/2 tsp Grated Ginger
1 tej patta or Indian bay leaf
1/4 tsp Kalonji or Nigella seeds
1 green chilli, minced
1 tbsp Posto bori or plain bori
Mustard oil
Turmeric
Salt

Instructions

Peel and cut the bottle gourd and potato into thick match sticks.
Heat the oil in a kadai and fry the bori and keep aside once done.
Now add the kalonji, chillies, tej patta, and ginger into the hot oil and fry for a minute.
Add the bottle gourd and potato and fry on high heat stirring well. After a minute cover and let the veggies cook.
Add salt and turmeric once the vegetables are half cooked and cover the kadai again and cook on a low flame. Don't add any water.
Add the fried boris and cook till the bottle gourd and potatoes are completely cooked through.
Serve with soft, hot rotis.

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