Description
Strongest cooling/detoxifying side dish in Ayurveda, grating/briefly boiling extremely low-calorie Lauki (bottle gourd), mixing into unsweetened plain yogurt.
Restaurants serving Lauki Raita (Grated Bottle Gourd Detox Yogurt)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Lauki(Bottle gourd or winter melon)
- Yogurt
- Roasted cumin powder
- Black salt
- Green chili
- Mustard seeds
Instructions
- [For
- Servings/Ingredients] 150g Lauki (Bottle gourd or winter melon), 200g plain yogurt (unsweetened),
- tsp roasted cumin powder, 1/
- tsp black salt, minced green chili pinch, cilantro. <For Tempering (optional)>:
- tsp oil, 1/
- tsp mustard seeds.
- Peel Lauki (Bottle gourd) with peeler, grate finely 'suri-suri' using grater.
- Put grated Lauki in small pot, boil briefly 2-
- mins with little water (or microwave) removing raw smell, drain in sieve squeezing moisture firmly (*This process condenses Lauki sweetness).
- Put unsweetened plain yogurt in bowl, mix with whisk until smooth cream state without lumps.
- Add moisture-squeezed Lauki, minced green chilies, savory roasted cumin powder, and unique-sulfur-smelling black salt here, mixing loosely.
- Optionally, swirl 'hot spice oil (Tadka)'—popping mustard seeds in minimal oil—'sizzle' over cold yogurt adding aroma accent.
- Finally scatter fresh cilantro, chill ice-cold in fridge before serving. Lauki's crisp yet melting texture completely integrates with yogurt acidity—zero-stomach-heaviness detox cooler.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Cumin、Black salt、Mustard seeds
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Grated daikon radish or winter melon (as Lauki's freshness and low-calorie sub)
Pairing
Spicy Biryani、Brown rice、Side for all curries
Trivia
[Hardcore] 'Lauki (Bottle gourd)' is composed 90%+ of water, calories near zero. In Indian traditional medicine Ayurveda, both yogurt and Lauki possess powerful actions cooling 'Pitta (internal heat)'; combining them into 'Lauki Raita' is the strongest combination suppressing gastrointestinal inflammation and excreting internal toxins. Even less quirky than Cucumber Raita, melting completely with yogurt, a magic small bowl even veg-hating kids eat smoothly.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Pour this Lauki Raita bowl-full as 'cold curry soup', finishing breakfast just with this, completely resetting guilt of previous night's binge eating/drinking!
Allergen
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