Bottle-gourd Stew/Curry....step by step. Recipe

I don't know whether to call this simple dish; stew, soup, or curry....lauki or bottle-gourd is green in color, and is shaped like a bottle. Its pulp is white and has white seeds within spongy flesh.

It is 96.1% water, and is light on the stomach and aids digestion. Do you know 100 gm serving of lauki contains just 12 calories....wow!.....if you are watching your weight. It is rich in iron and also has vitamin C and B complex; sodium of 1.8 mg and 87 mg of potassium....perfect for hypertensive patients.

It is supposed to be one of the earliest vegetable cultivated by man, believed to be originated in Africa.

If you are a regular reader here, you know that my husband was brought up in Nainital (a beautiful hill station…