Dudhi/Lauki (Approx 400gm-600gm)

Overview

 

Dudhi is also known as bottle gourd in English and it belongs to the cucumber family. It is scientifically known as Lagenaria Siceraria. 

Bottle gourd is light green in colour with smooth white flesh inside. This vegetable is generally available like a long shaped and pear-shaped calabash in the market. 

Bottle gourd is rich in water and fibre and offers several health benefits. This vegetable is used used in all parts of the world.

 

Nutritional Values

 

Bottle gourd is loaded with nutrients like proteins, vitamin B & C, minerals, carbs, fibre.

 

Health Benefits

 

• Bottle gourd is used for weight loss as it contains low calories and carbs and can be used as the workout drink.
• As this vegetable is rich in water, the intake will cool the body.
• Its usage will prevent urine infections
• Regular intake of bottle guard will make your heart and skin healthy.
• Bottle guard is loaded with soluble and insoluble dietary fibres, thus is easy to digest. The vegetable helps correct piles and constipation.

 

Cooking Recipes

 

1. Bottle Gourd Roti

Ingredient –  1 cup grated dudhi, 1/2 cups chopped onions, 1 and 1/2 cup jowar flour, salt to taste, oil to make roti

 

Cooking Steps: Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and make as a chapatti dough. Make as small balls and flatten with hand and cook on the Tawa.  

 

2. Lauki Juice

Ingredients – 1 cup bottle gourd, 1 tomato, handful coriander leaves, 1/2 lemon, 1/2 tsp jeera powder, salt to taste

 

Cooking Steps:  Blend all the ingredients in the jar, collect into the glass jar and add ice cubes.