Lauki Pakora Recipe

Time and servings

Prep time	10 min
Cook time	15 min
Total time	25 min
Serves	4 servings

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Ingredients

• ½ lauki / bottle gourd
• 1 onion (sliced)
• few curry leaves
• 2 tbsp coriander (chopped)
• 2 chilli (chopped)
• pinch hing
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• ¼ tsp ajwain
• ½ tsp chilli powder
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp chaat masala
• 1 cup besan / gram flour
• ¼ cup rice flour
• ½ tsp salt
• oil (for frying)

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Instructions

1. Firstly, peel the skin off ½ a lauki and grate it finely.
2. Squeeze the juice and add grated lauki into the bowl.
3. Also, add 1 onion, few curry leaves, 2 tbsp coriander, 2 chilli, pinch hing, 1 tsp ginger paste, ¼ tsp ajwain, ½ tsp chilli powder, ¼ tsp turmeric and ½ tsp chaat masala.
4. Further add 1 cup besan, ¼ cup rice flour and ½ tsp salt.
5. Squeeze and mix well, making sure everything is well combined.
6. Keep squeezing and mix without adding any water.
7. The water in the lauki is enough to form the dough. Add more besan if required.
8. Now, drop the dough into hot oil, forming a random shape.
9. Fry on medium flame, stirring occasionally.
10. Fry until the pakoda turns golden brown and crisp.
11. Finally, drain off the Lauki Pakora and enjoy with hot tea.

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Step-by-step

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Video

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Notes

• Firstly, squeezed lauki juice can knead the dough for roti.
• Also, adding onion gives richness to the pakoda.
• Additionally, you can add 1 tbsp of corn flour to the batter to make the pakoda extra crispy.
• Finally, Lauki Pakora Recipe tastes excellent when served with green chutney.