LAUKI UTTAPPAM

Lauki, bottlegourd, dudhi it is known as has got medicinal properties.  If taken a glass of juice in the empty stomach helps in reducing weight.  It contains more than 90% water and helpful in digestion, prevents flatulence, constipation.  Contains minerals and vitamins viz. magnesium, calcium and Vitamin A & C.  It also helps in reducing blood pressure  and diabetic.

It can be consumed  in any form.  You make subzi, kofta, juice, kadhi everything is tasty and  healthy.  

 I was thinking what to do in the morning for breakfast as was bored to make upma, kanda poha, idli,  dosa etc.   So thought of making uttappa with Lauki.  I had a tender lauki in the fridge, rice flour, upwas bhajni, makai ka atta, besan, ragi powder etc. so the job was easy for me and the end product, you make and find out.

bhajni flour is made up of  roasted cereals and pulses viz. rice, wheat,urad dal, sago, vari tandul, cumin seeds, dhania seeds, black pepper, jowar, bajra, fenugreek seeds  etc. and the nutritional value is high in this.  Maharashtrians use this during upwas.

South Indians make kanji podi with roasted rice, wheat, moong etc.  It is cooked in water, milk and sugar added and is served for breakfast.  It is quite healthy and nutritive.

Lauki uttappam

other recipes:  lauki paratha,  lauki subzi, lauki kofta curry,  lauki halva,   watch youtube:  Lauki uttappam   lauki uttappam

Let us look at the recipe now:

Ingredients:

½ cup rice flour

2 tbsp ragi flour

2 tbsp upwas bhajni

2 tsbp makai ka atta

1 tbsp besan

1 tbsp flaxseed powder

2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

¼ cup grated lauki

2 tbsp butter milk

2 onions grated

1 tsp green chilli paste

½ tsp ginger paste

¼ tsp black pepper powder

A generous pinch of asafetida

Salt

oil to make the uttappam

Method:

grate the lauki and put it in the butter milk to avoid discoloration.

add all the ingredients , mix well, add enough water and make a batter out of it.

Heat a non stick tava, smear with little oil.

pour one laddleful of batter and spread it. drizzle some oil

cook both the sides till they black spots appear on the same 

serve hot with chutney,curd, pickle etc.

Note:  If you make a thick batter out of it, you can make thalipeeth also.