Bottle gourd (lauki / dudhi)

लौकी

Fresh Produce

Everyday sabzi, kofta, and halwa.

What to know

Taste a raw sliver before cooking. A bitter bottle gourd is genuinely unsafe to eat and no cooking removes it — throw the whole thing away.

Measures

1 piece ≈ 700 g

Cups here are the Indian 200 ml cup, not the 240 ml US cup — a common reason a recipe does not work. Weigh where you can; the grams are the figure we cook to.

Recipes using bottle gourd

None published yet.