How to make Aloo Lauki Stew | Aloo Lauki Stew or Potato and bottle gourd stew is an easy and simple curry recipe that is most popular and regular during the summer season in Jharkhand, India. This amazingly delicious vegan curry is prepared with humble potato, bottle gourd and minimal spices.
This dish is the answer for those who want to enjoy a simple and nutritious meal without compromising on taste. Serve either round and soft gujarati rotlis, paratha or plain boiled rice, you are definitely going for a second helping.
More Aloo Potato Recipes - Potato, Green Peas and Oats savoury cake ( handvo) | Dry Potato Sabji ( Sukhi Bhaji ) | Gujarati style potato curry ( Bateta nu saak ) | Three layer chutney aloo bread pakoda | Khasta Aloo Matar Kachori Gujarati style
Jharkhand's cuisine is not much different than neighbouring state Bihari cuisine, major population consumes vegetarian food, hence there are plentiful vegetarian recipes on the Jharkhand menu. Most of the savoury cooking is done with mustard oil and sweets or mithai such as Suji Ka Halwa, MalPua and Khaja to leave you drooling.
More Lauki- Dudhi-Bottle Gourd Recipes:- Dudhi Khichdi | Dudhi Basundi | Multigrain Dudhi Thepla | Farali-Vrat Dudhi Thepla | Dudhi Na Farali Muthia | Dudhi Halwa | Dudhi Muthia
Notes:-
Instead of coconut milk, you may use cream.
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This dish is the answer for those who want to enjoy a simple and nutritious meal without compromising on taste. Serve either round and soft gujarati rotlis, paratha or plain boiled rice, you are definitely going for a second helping.
More Aloo Potato Recipes - Potato, Green Peas and Oats savoury cake ( handvo) | Dry Potato Sabji ( Sukhi Bhaji ) | Gujarati style potato curry ( Bateta nu saak ) | Three layer chutney aloo bread pakoda | Khasta Aloo Matar Kachori Gujarati style
Jharkhand's cuisine is not much different than neighbouring state Bihari cuisine, major population consumes vegetarian food, hence there are plentiful vegetarian recipes on the Jharkhand menu. Most of the savoury cooking is done with mustard oil and sweets or mithai such as Suji Ka Halwa, MalPua and Khaja to leave you drooling.
More Lauki- Dudhi-Bottle Gourd Recipes:- Dudhi Khichdi | Dudhi Basundi | Multigrain Dudhi Thepla | Farali-Vrat Dudhi Thepla | Dudhi Na Farali Muthia | Dudhi Halwa | Dudhi Muthia
Notes:-
Instead of coconut milk, you may use cream.
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Yield: 2 SERVINGS

ALOO LAUKI STEW
Aloo Lauki Stew (Potato and bottle gourd stew) is an easy and simple curry recipe that is most popular and regular during the summer season in Jharkhand, India. This amazingly delicious vegan curry is prepared with humble potato, bottle gourd and minimal spices.
prep time: 10 Mcook time: 20 Mtotal time: 30 M
ingredients:
- 100 g bottle gourd-lauki-doodhi- peeled and cubed
- 100 g aloo-potato peeled and cubed
- Small onion finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp. ginger-garlic paste
- 1 medium green chilli slit
- 1 tbsp. whole spices ( cinnamon, clove, green and black cardamom, bay leaves and whole black pepper.
- 1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
- 1 dry red chilli
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
- 1 tsp. ground cumin and coriander -dhana Jeera powder)
- 1 tbsp. coconut milk or cream
- Freshly chopped coriander
instructions:
How to cook ALOO LAUKI STEW
- In a heavy bottom pan heat oil and add all the whole spices, dry red chilli and cumin seeds.
- Once they start to crackle, add onion, garlic-ginger paste and green chillies.
- Fry the mixture for few minutes then add lauki and aloo.
- Mix well and add salt and turmeric powder.
- Add sufficient water, cover the pan with the lid and cook until done.
- Once the stew is cooked, add coconut milk and mix the sabji well.
- There should be some gravy in the stew.
- Turn off the heat and sprinkle freshly chopped coriander.
- Serve with hot roti, phulka or plain boiled rice.
- Enjoy!
NOTES:
If don't like whole spices, you can totally omit it.
Calories
748.75
748.75
Fat (grams)
42.84
42.84
Sat. Fat (grams)
15.96
15.96
Carbs (grams)
55.42
55.42
Fiber (grams)
9.20
9.20
Net carbs
46.22
46.22
Sugar (grams)
7.96
7.96
Protein (grams)
40.39
40.39
Sodium (milligrams)
2306.47
2306.47
Cholesterol (grams)
117.63
117.63
The nutritional information provided is an approximation calculated by an online calculator. Please consult a professional dietitian for nutritional advice.
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The sabzi looks delectable! :)
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how something so delicious can be prepared from the humble potato and bottle gourd.
~Priya Iyer from www.thephotowali.wordpress.com
The sabji looks so comforting, simple ingredients can make a satisfying healthy curry.
ReplyDeleteSuch a simple and soulful sabji...
ReplyDeleteSabzi looks delicious. Coconut cream must be made it more delish Dhana jeera reminds me of Tarla Dalal. Superb share.
ReplyDeleteSimple and tasty dish for day to day cooking.
ReplyDeleteSuch simple ingredients often turn into a delicious sabzi option. Healthy, comforting and so good!
ReplyDeleteI love this simple recipe. More over i love the click. I makes this simple recipe so exciting.
ReplyDeleteYour photography makes simple things look so inviting Jagruti ! The curry looks comforting and delectable . Now I have one more variety of vegetable curry to try out this week. Thanks for the share.
ReplyDeleteAwesome combination for a stew, never tried combining aloo and lauki together, such a fabulous dish to pair these two vegetables this way. This stew rocks.
ReplyDeleteThis healthy and easy curry recipe what I really need now. I have stopped preparing bottle gourd curry as my family is bored of same curry. Potato and bottle gourd combination sounds good, I will try this recipe soon.
ReplyDeleteThis simple yet tasty aloo lauki is one of my favorite meal. Taste great with chapati or paratha. Feeling like to have it with paratha now.
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