Posts Tagged by Lauki

Soya Chunks & Bottle Gourd in Tomato Gravy

Soya Lauki Tomato Curry

I don’t eat meat once a week and on those days, I try to get my daily required protein from soya products or legumes. Soya is a good source of protein for vegetarians. On a vegetarian day, I cook tofu or soya chunks/granules. I was never a big fan of soya chunks but that has… more

Sorakaya Pulusu~Bottle Gourd in Tamarind Sauce

Sorakaya or Lauki or Bottle Gourd is a versatile vegetable.  You can prepare  any course of the meal with this gourd; fritters, chutney, stir fries, curries, gravies and dessert as well. I have already blogged sorakaya pachadi or bottle gourd chutney in the past. Today I am here with a pulusu, a tamarind based  tangy… more

Sorakaya Pachadi / Bottle Gourd Chutney

sorakaya pachadi, sorakaya chutney, bottle gourd chutney, lauki chuntney

Sorakaya or anyapakaya belongs to squash family and is called bottle gourd in english.  In Indian cooking, it is used to make curries, gravies, chutneys or a dessert.  Sorayakaya pachadi is one of my favorite pachadis  or chutneys.  When making chutneys, whole spices are roasted in oil and ground to a fine paste with other… more