Lauki/Ghiya Recipes

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Lauki, Ghiya, Kaddu, Doodhi, Bottle Gourd and here in America it is also called Squash. One vegetable and so many different names.  Lauki contains about 96% water. It is rich in dietary fibers and is also a good source of vitamin B and contains iron as well. Lauki is one of the lightest vegetables and is easy to digest. Lauki is an integral part of Satvik food. The holy month Sawan is going on and we often eat light food in this auspicious month. Lauki is an integral part of Satvik meals.

Lauki can be easily find all over India. Outsiude India it can be ffound in Indian stores and in some Chinese/Asian stores. If you do not find lauki in your part of the world grow them at home. Lauki is a fast-growing tropical climber, so it loves heat. It belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae like bitter gourd, pumpkin, cucumber etc. Lauki loves the heat and growing well in our Texas kitchen garden. I keep using it in my recipes.

Read about growing Lauki at home!

Read about some easy, healthy and delicious ways to use lauki in your cuisine. You can also make these dishes with raw green pumpkin(seetaphal), torai, and also zucchini.

There are plenty of dishes made out of Lauki. This is a vegetable whichi is naomally eaten during the fasting days as well. I have separated the lauki recipes to make your search easier.

• Lauki Posto

  Lauki Posto (bottle gourd cooked with poppy seeds) is an absolute delight for green vegetable lovers. Lauki, also known as doodhi, squash, gourd or bottle gourd contains 90% water and considered as an easy to digest and healthy vegetable. The credit for this recipe goes to my friend Shalini and her husband Alok....

  

• Lauki Chane ki Dal

  Lauki Chane ki dal (bottle gourd and gram lentils) is a very delicious as well as nutritious preparation. Lauki/ bottle gourd is a very light vegetable and makes a perfect dish with the combination of Gram Dal (chana dal). Those who don’t like plain lauki will appreciate this preparation....

  

• Lauki Thepla

  Thepla is a Gujarati variety of pan fried Bread. Theplas are usually made with wheat flour, grated veggies, and spices. Our kitchen garden is having a last round of lauki (squash) before the first frost arrives. This recipe of delicious and healthy Indian bread Thepla...

  

• Lauki Ka Halwa

  Lauki ka halwa is a very popular and traditional dessert, made all over India. Lauki or bottle gourd is a vegetable which is eaten in many of the families in the days of fasting....

  

• Lauki Ki Kheer

  Lauki or bottle gourd is a vegetable which is eaten in many of the families in the days of fasting. Lauki ki kheer is traditional dessert made all over India.....

  

• Lauki Ke Cheele

  Lauki ke Cheele (pancakes of bottle gourd) – This is a very delicious dish. I have taken two lentils ; moong dal and gram (chana ) dal for this recipe; if you want you can take only moong dal. Lauki (bottle gourd) is one of the lightest vegetable....

  

• Lauki Lauj

  Lauki or bottle gourd is a vegetable which is eaten in many families in fasting days. Lauki ki lauj is a dessert made with lauki and milk. This is a traditional dessert ...

  

• Vrat ki Lauki

  Lauki , squash or bottle gourd is a very healthy vegetable. This is one of the lightest vegetable and good for fasting days. This is a simple and easy preparation for lauki...

  

• Lauki Juice

  I had never thought that I would be appreciating Lauki juice and would be writing it's recipe on my website until very recently. I had my first lauki juice in July 2012 and I actually liked it. Since our kitchen garden is blessed with numerous laukis this year...

  

• Lauki Ka Raita

  This is another yummy preparation from the healthy bottle gourd ( lauki) . This is a good coolant and can be served anytime with any meal...

  

• Lauki Sab ji

  Lauki , squash or bottle gourd is a very healthy vegetable. This is one of the lightest vegetable and good for stomach. This is a simple and easy preparation for lauki sabji....

  

• Lauki Ke Kofte

  The word 'Kofte' has come from the Middle East, and these dishes have Mughlai influence. Koftas are usually made of grounded meat.In India various vegetarian koftas are in vogue....

  

• Sambhar

  Sambhar is a South Indian lentil preparation. It is a delicious and very nutritious dish, as it has, vegetables, lentils, tamarind juice and spices in it. Sambhar is made in different ways in each state of Southern India. It is served with rice, idli, Dosa, Uttapam etc...

  

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