Lauki Poori ~ A to Z Indian Pooris
Lauki Poori is a deep fried Indian Flatbread made with grated bottle gourd along with spices to make a delicious dish on its own. Bottle gourd is very healthy and this is one of the ways you can include in your diet.
Servings 6 medium
Ingredients
- 1 cup Wheat Flour
- 1 cup Bottle Gourd / Lauki
- A Pinch Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Flakes
- 1 tsp Carom Seeds /Ajwain
- Salt to Taste
- 1 tsp Fennel Seeds /Saunf, crushed
- 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
- Handful Coriander Leaves finely chopped
- Water for kneading
- Cooking Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Wash and peel the bottle gourd.
- Grate and measure tothe required quantity. It will be good if the grated pieces are not too big, however mine ended up being little big.
- Squeeze grated lauki and take the squeezed vegetable in a bowl and add all the other ingredients.
- Mix well and slowly add the water you have squeezed out and knead a stiff dough.
- Continue kneading to a smooth ball, pinch out into equal sized balls.
- Dust well and roll into small thick discs.
- Heat oil in a kadai for frying the Lauki poori
- When the oil is become hot add a lauki poori
- Let the poori come on the surface. Press with a perforated spoon and cook on both sides.
- Serve with a side dish of choice.
- I served with Aloo Chole.
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