Bharwan Lauki / Stuffed Bottle Gourd in Gravy

bharwa lauki / stuffed bottle gourd in gravy

Bharwa Lauki is a popular, delicious vegetarian royal preparation of Rajasthan. It is a recipe of bottle gourd stuffed with a low fat paneer mixture and cook in a spicy khoya and curd gravy.

Ingredients

Bottle gourd                              1 no.

Oil                                            for deep fry

For stuffing

Boiled potato                            1 no.

Grated paneer                           1 cup

Black pepper powder                 ½ tsp

Salt                                          to taste

Cinnamon powder                     ½ tsp

Coriander leaves                       a few

For gravy

Desi ghee                                 1 tbsp

Cinnamon stick                         1 no.

Black pepper corn                      few

Green cardamom                       3 nos.

Khoya                                       2 tbsp

Curd                                         ½ cup

Cinnamon powder                      ½ tsp

Fresh cream                              2 tbsp

Oil                                            1 tbsp

Salt                                           to taste

For garnish

Chopped almond

Method

First peel the bottle gourd and cut in three parts.

cut the bottle gourd 

Then make a hole at middle with help of cutter. 

make hole

Then deep fry them until light golden and remove on tissue.

fry the bottle ground 

To prepare the stuffing

Take a mixing bowl, add mash boiled potato, grated paneer, black pepper powder, cinnamon  powder, salt, finely chopped coriander leaves and mix well.

prepare stuffing 

Now stuff the fried bottle gourd with this prepared mixture and carefully cut them in thick slices.

stuffed lauki or bottle ground slices

To prepare the gravy

Heat ghee in a pan, add cinnamon, cardamom, black pepper corn and stir.

whole spices in hot ghee

Now add khoya then brake and mix well.

Then add curd and stir well and add cinnamon powder and mix well.

add curd

Add fresh cream and mix well.

add fresh cream

Now add stuffed sliced bottle gourd and carefully cover with gravy and cook for 2 minutes.

add stuffed botted gourd slices