Sunday, May 22, 2011

Dudh Diye Lau - Bengali Bottlegourd Curry

I crossed this quick and easy breezy side dish with bottlegourd from Sandeepa's Bong Mom Cookbook, i immediately bookmarked this simple and quick bottlegourd curry from her space and tried out this delicious curry this weekend...I totally got hooked the simplicity of this wonderful looking curry, which tastes marvellous when served along with rotis as well as with rice...This dish goes for bottlegourd chunks cooked with milk along with simple spices..Obviously, its quite light,mildly sweet curry to enjoy for a simple lunch..Sending Flavors of Bengal guest hosted by Priya,event by Nayna..

dudh diye lau

3cups Bottlegourd chunks
1/4cup Milk
1tbsp All purpose flour
2tsp Ghee
1no Bayleaf
2nos Green cardamoms
1no Cinnamon stick
2nos Dry red chillies (broken)
1/2tsp Cumin seeds
1/2tsp Sugar
Salt

Take the bottlegourd chunks with salt but without water in a vessel..Once its starts cooking, the bottlegourd chunks release enough water..Cook until the water gets evaporates..Make a white paste with milk and all purpose flour..add this paste to the cooked bottlegourd chunks and mix gently..

Meanwhile heat the ghee, fry the bay leaf,cardamom,cinnamon stick,broken dry red chillies and cumin seeds, add this tempered spices to the cooking veggies,stir and cook for few minutes, finally add the sugar and salt to veggies, cook until the water gets evaporates..Serve it topped with grated coconut or crumbled fried papads..

49 comments:

Binys Recipes said... Reply To This Comment

very very very different to normal way of cooking this veg.....looks fab..thx dear

Nammi said... Reply To This Comment

this is curry? very different looking one :)

Hari Chandana P said... Reply To This Comment

Looks very tempting and delicious.. thanks for sharing !!
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Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

looks nice..the name is so cute..

Ms.Chitchat said... Reply To This Comment

An interesting version of dudhi preparation,new to me. Would love to try it out.

Raji said... Reply To This Comment

Nice lauki curry Priya..love that it is so mild..my daughter will love this as she likes food which are very mild.

Madhura Manoj said... Reply To This Comment

New to me.Looks tasty.
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Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

This is new recipe for me, bay leaves is a nice addition!!

Umm Mymoonah said... Reply To This Comment

Gorgeous picture Priya and a new style of curry. Looks absolutely delicious.

Aarthi said... Reply To This Comment

yummy one

Kaveri Venkatesh said... Reply To This Comment

Hey Priya,
this is in my list of curries too which I am planning to blog during the 3rd week of the Marathon...Curry looks yum...

Nandinis food said... Reply To This Comment

Nice curry! It looks so great and lovely! So healthy!

MySpicyKitchen said... Reply To This Comment

That is a very quick curry! This the second bottle gourd curry I am seeing today. Now even I am tempted to post a bottle gourd curry for the last day.

Mélange said... Reply To This Comment

Wow..thats such an innovative curry with bottlegourd.Love to try this.

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

I can always count on you to make the most wonderful dishes. And the photo is perfect!

Shylaja said... Reply To This Comment

Wonderful curry.Loved all the flavors in this curry
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Lorraine said... Reply To This Comment

I have never tried bottlegourd but would love to try it, especially like this. Delicious:)

Harini said... Reply To This Comment

Looks very good. Interesting mix of All Purpose flour and milk !

vaishali sabnani said... Reply To This Comment

It looks so soothing and cooling!just the right food for summers...grt click:))

Chitra Amma's Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Mild and flavoursome.Delicious curry.

Suja Manoj said... Reply To This Comment

Yummy recipe..looks so delicious,new recipe..bookmarked.

Suchitra Vaidyaram said... Reply To This Comment

Looks different priya- I am new to this style and would love to give it a try!

Nisa Homey said... Reply To This Comment

This is new to me...and looks yummmy...bookmarked!!!

Pavani said... Reply To This Comment

Very interesting curry with Lauki.. Looks delicious. Loved all your Curry in a hurry posts, looking forward to next week's marathon posts.

Mary Bergfeld said... Reply To This Comment

This sounds really interesting. The dish is completely new to me. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

Vardhini said... Reply To This Comment

Coming across another Sorakai curry today :) .. The is so simple but packed with flavor Priya.

Vardhini
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Elaichii said... Reply To This Comment

A very new way to cook bottlegourd! bookmarked!

Angie's Recipes said... Reply To This Comment

I only had the bottle gourd stir-fried with garlic and tomatoes before. The curry (white curry?) looks so nice.

Sangeetha M said... Reply To This Comment

very new n different from usual cooking style...sounds interesting with lots of flavors..thanx for sharing such a new recipes...v need a change....
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Satrupa said... Reply To This Comment

Hey never have tried this recipe. Looks delicious !!

schmetterlingwords said... Reply To This Comment

Quite a different one than the usual kootu style. Bookmarked :-)

fimere said... Reply To This Comment

parfumé au curry ça ne peut être que délicieux bravo
bonne soirée

AJ said... Reply To This Comment

Looks yumm Priya!!

Suman Singh said... Reply To This Comment

This recipe is new to me. It looks yummy...

sonu said... Reply To This Comment

very new dish ..looks amazingly yumm

Sravs said... Reply To This Comment

very different and delicious curry !!

Sensible Vegetarian said... Reply To This Comment

This curry looks super delicious Priya.

Elisabeth said... Reply To This Comment

Very unusual dish, and with curry. I love all curry dishes and would love to try this one too. (try to taste it, but know I would not be able to make it):D

Angela said... Reply To This Comment

I am going to have to look for bottlegourd this summer at the farmer's market.

aipi said... Reply To This Comment

OK ~ This is something I need to bookmark as this is indeed very new and the gravy looks simply mouthwatering!
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Rinku Naveen said... Reply To This Comment

Looks yummy...
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Raks said... Reply To This Comment

My Mom always makes this way minus the cinnamon,love it !

MaryMoh said... Reply To This Comment

That's new to me but I know I would love it :D Thanks very much for sharing. MaryMoh @ http://www.keeplearningkeepsmiling.com

Suparna said... Reply To This Comment

creamy and beautiful colour priya! thanks

Urmi said... Reply To This Comment

Very nice and unique recipe.Looks fabulous, yummy and tempting.Thanks for your lovely recipe.

Mehjabeen Arif said... Reply To This Comment

OOh.. this looks so simple and light.. love it.. its nice to feel mild curries once in a while.. )

Prathima Rao said... Reply To This Comment

Creamy & delicious curry!!
Prathima Rao
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Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

sounds yummy and delish!

Pushpa said... Reply To This Comment

Refreshing and yummy food Priya.