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Bottle Gourd Soup

This easy bottle gourd soup is a great way of including (lauki) in meals, either as a side or the whole meal itself. Especially during winters, a soup dinner night is very comforting. Eating lauki keeps you full for a long time, helps control appetite and thus results in weight loss.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
5 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Bottle Gourd Clear soup, Bottle Gourd soup, Surakai soup
Servings: 1 People
Calories: 35kcal

Equipment

  • pressure cooker
  • Mixer Grinder
  • Bowl
  • Knife

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp Horse Gram Fine cleaned
  • 150 gms Bottle Gourd Chopped
  • 100 gms Tomato Chopped
  • 1 bsp Gingelly oil Cold Press oil
  • 1 Pinch Pepper Powder
  • 1 Pinch Asafoetid
  • ½ tbsp Cumin Powder
  • 1 tbsp Coriander Leaves Chopped
  • 1 Stalk Curry leaves Fresh
  • 1 tbsp (As Required) Salt Table salt
  • 1 Cup (As Required) Water
  • 1 tbsp Lemon Juice Fresh

Instructions

  •      Wash bottle gourd thoroughly.     
  • Pressure- Cook horse gram, bottle gourd and tomato together-(6 Whistles)
  • Remove from stove and cool.
  •  Add a little water and grind in a mixer until mashed well.
  • Sieve the ingredients and discard lumps.
  • Bring the mixture to boil, on simmer mode.
  •   Add cumin,pepper powder and salt.
  • Temper curry leaves, Asafoetida and add to the mixture.
  •  Add lemon juice, Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

Notes

Health tip:
A glass of bottle gourd juice consumed everyday helps in weight loss and also acts as a diuretic, It can be used to relieve burning micturition and release retained water.
Did you know?
Bottle gourd is known for its excellent diuretic and astringent properties, 96% of these vegetables is composed of water. It helps in digestion and related problems. Bottle gourd is high in dietary fibre, which helps eliminate conditions like piles. It is a low calorie vegetable and can be used with horse gram for lowering cholesterol levels. The combination is also effective in treating joint pains and weak muscles.