This week, let's take a look at Bottle Gourd (Lauki/ Gheeya)... ya I know, not the most popular vegetable! My son used to start dialing Dominos as soon as he would hear that we were making Gheeya for dinner.
This made me think, how should I get my family to consume Bottle gourd and that too in a way that it's tasty! Here are some of the ways that finally worked for me and my family...
Lauki - Pudina Juice (Bottle Gourd - Mint Juice)
Ingredients (for 1 - 2 glasses of juice)
1. 1/4th of a medium size bottle gourd
2. 4-5 mint leaves
3. Small piece of ginger
4. Juice of 1/2 lemon
5. Salt and cumin powder as per taste
Method:
Blend all the ingredients except the lemon juice in a blender. Add lemon juice, salt and cumin powder to the juice.
Note: Don't strain the juice as you would lose the fiber content. For maximum benefits, have this juice first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.
Lauki Raita (Bottle Gourd Yogurt)
Ingredients: (serves 2 - 3 people)
1. 1 bowl of curd
2. 1/4th of a medium size bottle gourd
3. Salt, pepper and red chilli powder as per taste
Method:
Beat the curd in a bowl. Grate the bottle gourd and steam cook it for 5 minutes. Add the steamed bottle gourd to the curd. Add the salt, pepper and chilli powder to the curd as per taste.
These are some of the healthier ways of incorporating Gheeya in your diet. Some other ways would be to make Gheeya/ Bottle gourd halwa, stuffed Gheeya parathas, Gheeya-Tomata-Carrot soup. For recipes, please get in touch with me.
Oh by the way, here are some of the health benefits of bottle gourd:
Hopefully that's motivation enough for you to try out these recipes. If you have any other interesting recipes of incorporating Gheeya in your diet, would love to hear them. Comment to my post or send me an email!
Have a good weekend! See you on Monday.
This made me think, how should I get my family to consume Bottle gourd and that too in a way that it's tasty! Here are some of the ways that finally worked for me and my family...
Lauki - Pudina Juice (Bottle Gourd - Mint Juice)
1. 1/4th of a medium size bottle gourd
2. 4-5 mint leaves
3. Small piece of ginger
4. Juice of 1/2 lemon
5. Salt and cumin powder as per taste
Method:
Blend all the ingredients except the lemon juice in a blender. Add lemon juice, salt and cumin powder to the juice.
Note: Don't strain the juice as you would lose the fiber content. For maximum benefits, have this juice first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.
Lauki Raita (Bottle Gourd Yogurt)Ingredients: (serves 2 - 3 people)
1. 1 bowl of curd
2. 1/4th of a medium size bottle gourd
3. Salt, pepper and red chilli powder as per taste
Method:
Beat the curd in a bowl. Grate the bottle gourd and steam cook it for 5 minutes. Add the steamed bottle gourd to the curd. Add the salt, pepper and chilli powder to the curd as per taste.
These are some of the healthier ways of incorporating Gheeya in your diet. Some other ways would be to make Gheeya/ Bottle gourd halwa, stuffed Gheeya parathas, Gheeya-Tomata-Carrot soup. For recipes, please get in touch with me.
Oh by the way, here are some of the health benefits of bottle gourd:
- It's 96% water!
- Low in calories and high in fiber
- Helps you with weight loss
- Cools the body
- Easy to digest and helps in dealing with constipation
- Excellent for diabetes and hypertension patients
Hopefully that's motivation enough for you to try out these recipes. If you have any other interesting recipes of incorporating Gheeya in your diet, would love to hear them. Comment to my post or send me an email!
Have a good weekend! See you on Monday.
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