Make Delicious, Rich Ghiya, Lauki Or Doodhi Korma For Lunch Or Dinner With This Easy Recipe

• Total Time :45 min
• Preparation Time : 15 min
• Cooking Time : 30 min
• Servings : 4
• Cooking Level : Medium
• Course: Main Course
• Calories: 125
• Cuisine: Indian
• Author: Kishori Sud

Ingredients

• 2 cups of chopped Bottlegourd or ghiya or lauki or doodhi
• 2 finely chopped onions
• 1 choped tomato
• Salt as per taste
• ½ tsp red chili powder
• ¼ tsp haldi
• 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
• FOR GRINDING: 3 tbsp grated coconut
• 2 tsp poppy seeds
• 6 cashews
• ½ tsp fennel seeds
• 1 green chili
• 1 inch ginger. 2 garlic cloves
• 3 cloves
• 2 cardamoms
• 6 peppercorns
• ½ tbsp roasted gram dal
• FOR TEMPERING: 4 tsp oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds

Step

• Step 1 :

  Soak the poppy seeds and the cashew nuts in hot water for 10 minutes.

• Step 2 :

  Now take them and grind with the other grinding ingredients, into a fine paste.

• Step 3 :

  Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add cumin seeds to it.

• Step 4 :

  Add chopped onions once the cumin seeds start to splutter.

• Step 5 :

  Saute the onions till transparent and then add the chopped tomatoes and saute till mushy.

• Step 6 :

  Now add the ground masala and mix well.

• Step 7 :

  Add 1 cup water and stir well.

• Step 8 :

  Add haldi, red chilli powder and salt and stir well.

• Step 9 :

  Now add the chopped bottle gourd with 1 Cup water and close the cooker with lid and add the weight.

• Step 10 :

  Pressure cook for 4 whistles.

• Step 11 :

  After the pressure is fully released, garnish with coriander leaves.