Raita holds an important place in Indian food. Everyone likes to taste raita with vegetables in food. Raita is also made in many ways. In such a situation, today we have brought you the recipe for making bottle gourd raita. Nutritious bottle gourd raita can be prepared and eaten at any time and improves the digestion system. Let's know its recipe.
Necessary Ingredients
Bottle gourd – 250 grams
Curd - 2 cups
Green chilli - 1
Cumin - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida – 1 pinch
Desi Ghee - 1 tsp
Green coriander - 1 tbsp
Salt - as per taste
Recipe
To make bottle gourd raita, first wash the bottle gourd, peel it and then cut it into small pieces. Now heat water in a vessel, add a bottle of gourd in it, and boil it. It will take 8-10 minutes for the gourd to boil and become soft. After this, take out the bottle gourd from the water, put it in a big bowl, and mash it by pressing it with the help of a spoon. After mashing the bottle gourd well, take curd and beat it well. After this add the whipped curd to the bottle gourd and mix. Now add finely chopped green chilies, green coriander, and salt as per taste and mix well.
After this, add 1 teaspoon desi ghee to a pan and heat it on medium flame. When the ghee becomes hot and melts, put cumin seeds in it and crackle. After roasting cumin seeds for a few seconds, turn off the gas add asafoetida powder, and mix. Now add the tempering prepared from cumin and asafoetida to the raita and mix well. Delicious bottle gourd raita is ready. Serve it with roti or paratha. Gourd Raita can be prepared and eaten anytime for lunch or dinner.
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