- Serves
- 4
- Portion
- ≈140 g
- Time
- 25 min
- Texture
- Soft
- Season
- All year
- Dosha
- Vata
- Pitta
- Kapha
Cooling
Ingredients
What you need
| Done | Ingredient | Household measure | Quantity (4 servings) | Café batch ×5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottle gourd (lauki) | 1 medium, cubed | 500 g | 2500 g | |
| Green peas, fresh | ⅔ cup | 100 g | 500 g | |
| Ghee (cow) | 2 tsp | 10 g | 50 g | |
| Cumin (jeera) | ¼ tsp | 1 g | 5 g | |
| Ginger, fresh | 1½ tsp | 8 g | 40 g | |
| Turmeric powder | ⅛ tsp | 0.5 g | 2.5 g | |
| Coriander seed / powder | 1 tsp | 2 g | 10 g | |
| Tomato | ½ | 60 g | 300 g | |
| Rock salt (sendha namak) | ½ tsp | 3 g | 15 g | |
| Coriander leaves | 1 tbsp | 5 g | 25 g |
Method
How to cook it
Step 1: Temper cumin and ginger; add tomato and spices.
Step 2: Add lauki and peas; cover and cook 12 minutes in its own juices.
Step 3: Garnish with coriander.
Nutrition
Per serving, estimated
67kcal
Energy
2.4g
Protein
2.8g
Fat
9.1g
Carbohydrate
2.4g
Fibre
0.8g
Salt
Where the energy comes from
Protein and carbohydrate × 4 kcal/g, fat × 9 kcal/g
Estimated from IFCT 2017 / USDA composition tables; not for clinical use.
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