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Dudhi nashta recipe | lauki besan nashta | lauki ka chilla | bottle gourd pancakes

Author Nehas Cook Book
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
 

For lauki paste

  • 1 cup lauki pieces
  • ½ cup coriander leaves
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 3 green chilli
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ cup chilled water

For lauki nashta

  • 1 cup lauki paste
  • 1 cup gram flour
  • ¼ cup semolina - coarse rava
  • ¼ cup curd
  • Pinch of hing
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ tsp ajwain
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp lemon juice
  • ¼ cup water or as required

For lauki pizza

  • Lauki nashta or pancakes
  • Pizza sauce
  • Onion slices
  • Green and red capsicum slices
  • Corn kernels
  • Grated cheese
  • Chilli flakes
  • Oregano

Instructions

Making lauki nashta

  • Peel and cut lauki into pieces.
  • In a mixture jar, add lauki pieces, ginger, coriander leaves, garlic cloves, green chilli, cumin seeds, salt and required water. grind into a smooth paste.
  • Now in a mixing bowl, add lauki paste, besan, semolina, curd, hing, turmeric powder, ajwain and salt. Mix well.
  • Add water gradually and make a thick and flowing better.
  • Cover and rest for 15 minutes or until the semolina absorb water well.
  • Then add baking soda and lemon juice. Mix well. The batter becomes fluffy.
  • Heat oil in a pan; sprinkle some white sesame seeds in a pan.
  • Add batter and spread it evenly.
  • Cook for 5 minutes on low-medium flame or until the base gets cooked well.
  • Now flip over and cook base for 3-4 minutes.
  • lauki ka nashta is ready to serve with tomato ketchup.

For lauki pizza.

  • Heat oil in pan; sprinkle some white sesame seeds in a pan.
  • Add batter and spread it evenly.
  • Cook for 5 minutes on low-medium flame or until the base gets cooked well.
  • Now flip over and spread some pizza sauce, onion slices, capsicum slices, corn kernels, grated cheese, chili flakes and oregano.
  • When the base is properly cooked and the cheese melts, then serve pizza immediately.

Notes

  • add some cold water, so dudhi will not turn black while grinding it.
  • use coarse rava for nashta.
  • the mixture should have a slightly thick but flowing consistency.
  • baking soda gives fluffiness to nashta.
  • cook nashta on low-medium flame.