Humble Laukike kabab
The goodness of bottle gourd gets pepped up with the taste of kabab. Here is a tandoori twist to the ever-humble bottle gourd, by Sudha Gupta . Ingredients: 1 cup chana dal (washed, soaked in water) 1 bottle gourd ( opu or lauki) cut into pieces – 1 cup 2 potatoes (boiled, mashed) ½ cup green onion (finely chopped) ½ cup spinach (finely chopped) I/4 cup cilantro 1 tsp. green chili (finely chopped) 1 tsp. ginger (grated) 2 tbsp. sooji salt to taste 1tsp. black pepper 3 tbsp. chaat masala 1 cup breadcrumbs ½ cup milk (optional) 2 tbsp. clarified butter (ghee) Method: Grind the chana dal and make a thick paste. Take bottle gourd, add ½ cup water, make a fine paste. Add sooji in grinder, mix ½ cup milk or water and grind. Put a nonstick frying pan on stove on medium flame. Add 2 tbsp. ghee. Add chana dal paste and roast for 3-4 minutes. Add bottle gourd paste, spinach, green onions, green chi...