Name: Shahi Lauki Korma recipe by Anjali Verma at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Lauki 500 grams; Finely chopped onions 1/2 cup; Chopped tomato 1 cup; Ginger garlic paste 1/2 Tablespoon; Salt as per taste; Garam masala 1 teaspoon; Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon; Red chilly powder 1/2 Teaspoon; Coriander powder 1 teaspoon; Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon; hing 1 pinch; Bay leaves 2; Coarsely crushed Green cardamom 2; Ghee 2 tablespoon; Milk 1 cup; Cream 2 tablespoon; cashew nuts paste 1 tablespoon; Foxnuts (makhana) 1/2 cup; Raisins 1 tablespoon; Almonds 1 tablespoon; Cashew-nuts 1 tablespoon; Coriander leaves to garnish 4 tbsp

ABOUT Shahi Lauki Korma RECIPE

Korma is a very royal and Mughlai dish. Today i have tried to innovate lauki in a new way. Shahi Lauki Korma is a very yummy and delectable dish made with lauki as main ingredient. Generally kids don't like this vegetable. But this healthy shahi lauki korma is really irrestible. Nobody can say no to it. So cook lauki in this way and give healthy and restaurant style treat to your loved ones at home.

Ingredients Serving: 5

Lauki 500 grams
Finely chopped onions 1/2 cup
Chopped tomato 1 cup
Ginger garlic paste 1/2 Tablespoon
Salt as per taste
Garam masala 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
Red chilly powder 1/2 Teaspoon
Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
hing 1 pinch
Bay leaves 2
Coarsely crushed Green cardamom 2
Ghee 2 tablespoon
Milk 1 cup
Cream 2 tablespoon
cashew nuts paste 1 tablespoon
Foxnuts (makhana) 1/2 cup
Raisins 1 tablespoon
Almonds 1 tablespoon
Cashew-nuts 1 tablespoon
Coriander leaves to garnish 4 tbsp

Instructions

Wash and peel bottle gourd. Cut into small cubes. Keep it aside.
Heat ghee in a pan and saute dry fruits over low flame until golden brown. Take dry fruits out and drain on kitchen towel. Keep it aside.
In same pan, add cumin seeds and let them splutter. Add hing, bay leaves and green cardamom. Saute for few seconds.
Add chopped onions and saute till transparent.
Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute.
Next add the chopped tomatoes and saute till tomatoes become mushy and ghee releases .
Add bottle gourd with salt and all spices. Mix well
Add milk and half of the cream . Cover and cook till the bottle gourd becomes soft
Add cashew nuts paste for enhanced flavor. Add half of the roasted dry fruits. Mix well.
Simmer and cook for 2-3 minutes and switch off the flame.
Garnish with coriander leaves, cream and rest of the dry fruits. Serve hot with naan, rice or chapati.

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