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

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

1. Step 1:

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

2. Step 2:

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

3. Step 3:

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

4. Step 4:

   Add chopped onions once the cumin seeds start to splutter.

5. Step 5:

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

6. Step 6:

   Now add the ground masala and mix well.

7. Step 7:

   Add 1 cup water and stir well.

8. Step 8:

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

9. Step 9:

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

10. Step 10:

    Pressure cook for 4 whistles.

11. Step 11:

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