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Recipe for Lauki Pakode: Although onion pakodas are often made in many homes, but have you ever tasted bottle gourd pakodas? If not, then today is the right time to try this delicious dish, which can even compete with onion pakodas.

These pakodas are not only tasty but are also beneficial for health and hence it is popular among health conscious people. These are as delicious as onion pakodas. Only these are made from light and easily digestible bottle gourd.

Ingredients for making gourd pakodas

• Bottle gourd
• Gram flour
• Green chilly
• green coriander
• Ginger
• red chilli
• coriander seeds
• peppermint
• Salt
• Oil (for frying)

Gourd (Photo.Social Media)

Method of making bottle gourd pakodas (Lauki Ke Pakode)

To make bottle gourd pakodas, first choose a fresh and soft bottle gourd. Wash it thoroughly and peel it. Grate the bottle gourd and put it in a large mixing bowl. Add finely chopped green chillies, fresh coriander and grated ginger to it.

To enhance the taste, add red chilli powder, whole coriander seeds, mint leaves and salt as per taste. Finally, add gram flour to the mixture and make sure the batter remains thick, add more gram flour if needed.

Gourd (Photo.Social Media)

Now heat oil in a deep pan, drop small pakodas of the batter in the hot oil and fry till they become golden brown and crispy. Serve these freshly made bottle gourd pakodas with green chutney, tomato ketchup or curd. Crispy from outside and soft from inside, everyone will like these pakodas.

This dish can be a favorite of both children and guests during the rainy season. If you want to try something new and healthy this season, then definitely try these Crispy Bottle Gourd Pakodas once. This pakoda is a complete balance snack of taste and health.

Amount of nutrients found in bottle gourd

• carbohydrate: 3.39 grams
• protein: 0.62 grams
• lipid: 0.02 grams
• fiber: 0.5 grams
• iron:0.2 mg
• calcium: 26 mg
• potassium: 150 mg
• sodium: 2 mg
• magnesium: 11 mg
• phosphorus: 13 mg
• Zinc: 0.7 mg
• Copper: 0.026 mg
• Manganese: 0.066 mg
• Selenium: 0.2 ¼ gram
• Vitamin C: 10.1 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.022 mg
• Thiamine: 0.029 mg
• Pantothenic Acid: 0.152 mg
• Vitamin B6: 0.04 mg
• Niacin: 0.32 mg
• Folate: 6 ¼ grams
• energy: 14K calories