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Make Crispy Lauki Pakora at Home for Evening Tea
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News18•17-10-2026, 19:26
Make Crispy Lauki Pakora at Home for Evening Tea
- •Instead of traditional curry, try making crispy and delicious bottle gourd pakoras at home for tea-time.
- •Key ingredients include grated bottle gourd, gram flour, green chillies, coriander leaves, carom seeds, and spices.
- •Add one to two spoons of rice flour to the batter to make the pakoras extra crispy.
- •Gently squeeze the grated bottle gourd to remove excess water before mixing it with the spices and gram flour.
- •Fry the pakoras on medium heat until golden brown and serve piping hot with green chutney or tomato ketchup.
Key Questions Answered
To make bottle gourd pakoras, you need 250 to 300 grams of grated bottle gourd, one cup of gram flour, chopped green chillies, fresh coriander, carom seeds, red chilli powder, turmeric, salt, and water. You can also add rice flour for extra crispiness and fry them in cooking oil.
First, take a fresh and tender bottle gourd, wash and peel it thoroughly, and then grate it. Gently squeeze the grated bottle gourd with your hands to remove its excess water before combining it with the other ingredients.
Heat oil in a frying pan or kadhai, then take small portions of the batter using your hands or a spoon and drop them into the hot oil. Fry the pakoras slowly on medium heat until they turn golden and crispy on both sides.
