CHURAKKA MADHURA DOSA / BOTTLE GOURD SWEET DOSA /LAUKI SWEET DOSA

Bottle gourd is a good vegetable which contain  a lot of health benefits. It is also known as Lauki (churakka). The South Asian bottle squash is indeed bottle shaped, light green and long. The flesh inside is spongy and can cut it into small pieces and make a curry out of it. Bottle gourd (lauki) is over 90% water, therefore it is easy to digest.

   Ayurveda recommends cooked lauki for better digestion. It is cooling, calming , diuretic and anti-bilious. It contains many vitamins and minerals, such as, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, Vitamin A, C and folate. It is extremely popular for weight loss. Lauki reducing high blood pressure and keep our heart healthy.

CHURAKKA MADHURA DOSA

Have you ever cooked with lauki? There are so many recipes with bottle gourd. Here I am presenting a new Dosa recipe with bottle gourd. Really it is a delicious item and try this.

INGREDIENTS

Raw Rice - 2 cup

Parboiled Rice - 1/2 cup

Coconut (grate)  - 1 1/2 cup

Bottle gourd - 2 cup (chopped)

Sugar - 3/4 cup (or as needed)

Salt - to taste

METHOD

   Soak raw rice and parboiled rice separately for 4 hours. Grind soaked raw rice and parboiled rice well together with bottle gourd pieces, sugar and coconut to make a smooth batter. Add salt and mix well. Keep this batter for 3-4 hours for fermentation. 

   Make dosa with this batter and enjoy the Churakka Madhura Dosa with chutney or with stew.

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BINDU JAYESH
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