Be it Puri or Paratha in lunch, the Brinjal Bharta served with it enhances the taste of the food. You too must have tasted Bharta made from vegetables like Brinjal, Potato many times till date. But do you know that tasty Bharta can also be prepared with the help of bottle gourd? Yes, now those who make faces at the sight of bottle gourd vegetable can try making its Bharta to include the nutrients present in it in their diet. Bottle gourd Bharta is not only tasty to eat but is also full of many types of nutrients. So let us know without delay how to make Bottle gourd Bharta.
Ingredients for making gourd stuffing-
-1 gourd
-1 large onion
-1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
-2 green chillies
-1 teaspoon cumin
-1 pinch asafoetida
-2 dried red chillies
-1 teaspoon turmeric powder
-1 teaspoon garam masala
-1 tablespoon coriander leaves
– salt to taste
Method of making gourd bharta-
To make Lauki Bharta, first wash the gourd thoroughly and peel it. After this, grate the gourd and also finely chop the tomato and onion and keep it aside. Now put the gas on medium flame and heat oil in the pan. When the oil is hot, add cumin seeds, asafoetida and dried chillies. After this, put the ginger-garlic paste prepared earlier in the pan. After this, put onion in the pan and fry it till it becomes golden. After this, put tomato in the pan and cook. After the tomato is cooked, add garam masala, turmeric powder and salt in the pan and add grated gourd in the pan and cook for 5 minutes. After this, garnish the gourd bharta with coriander leaves and serve with roti, puri or paratha.
