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Lau Shak Bhaji (Bottle Gourd Leaves)
Serves 4 · Total 30 min · Prep 15 min · Cook 15 min
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The tender leaves and vine tips of the bottle gourd plant, stir-fried quickly with onion, garlic and green chilli in mustard oil. A light, slightly bitter-sweet vegetable side that uses up a part of the plant most cooks elsewhere would throw away.
Quick answer: 30 min in total · serves 4 · main ingredients: Bottle gourd, Onion, Garlic, Green chilli · amounts in metric and US
Ingredients
- 300 g 10.5 oz Bottle gourd, bottle gourd leaves and tender vine tips, washed and roughly chopped
- 1 pc 1 pc Onion, sliced
- 3 clove 3 clove Garlic, sliced
- 2 pc 2 pc Green chilli
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp Mustard oil
- to taste to taste Salt
- 0.25 tsp 0.25 tsp Turmeric (Optional)
Steps
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- Wash the leaves well and chop them roughly along with the tender vine tips.
- Heat the mustard oil in a wok; fry the sliced onion and garlic until the onion softens.⏱ Frying onion and garlic · 3 min
- Add the chopped leaves, green chilli, turmeric and salt; stir-fry over high heat.⏱ Stir-frying the greens · 1 min
- Cover and cook on medium heat until the leaves wilt completely and soften, stirring occasionally.⏱ Cooking the leaves · 7 min
- Uncover and cook off any extra water over high heat for the last minute before serving.⏱ Drying off the water · 1 min
- Serve hot alongside rice and dal.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does Lau Shak Bhaji (Bottle Gourd Leaves) take?
30 minutes in total: about 15 minutes of prep and 15 minutes of cooking.
Is Lau Shak Bhaji (Bottle Gourd Leaves) hard to make?
Degchi rates it easy. The method has 6 steps, and 4 of them have a timer you can start on this page.
How many people does Lau Shak Bhaji (Bottle Gourd Leaves) serve?
This recipe serves 4. Use the toggle above the ingredient list to see the amounts in metric or US measures. For more or fewer portions, scale every amount in the same proportion, or use the servings control in the Degchi app.
Is Lau Shak Bhaji (Bottle Gourd Leaves) halal, vegetarian or eggless?
It is marked halal in our recipe data. It is vegetarian. It has no egg. It has no beef. Check the labels on any packaged ingredients for your own needs.
What will I probably need to buy for Lau Shak Bhaji (Bottle Gourd Leaves)?
Everyday staples that Degchi counts as pantry basics: salt. Fresh items you will probably need to buy: bottle gourd, onion, garlic, green chilli. Lentils, grains and other dry goods: mustard oil.
Any tips for making Lau Shak Bhaji (Bottle Gourd Leaves)?
If the leaves are not available, this can be made the same way with spinach or pumpkin leaves.
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