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Lauki Bhajjias / Bottle gourd Fritters

July 16, 2012 By Radhika 38 Comments

Bottle gourd Fritters

 

Hmmm… now what can I say… Blogging has opened up my eyes to trying out all new things. I’m sure it is the same for many of you. Take this humble vegetable bottle gourd for example. Despite watching it grow at the backyard of my Grandma’s place during my growing up years this vegetable has failed to inspire me to try out anything new with it. It has always been either this spicy Curry or more often Sambar if anything has been left over, that is until I tried out these fritters.

 

 

This happens to be a recipe shared by “Donna” who happens to be an admin of one of the groups in Facebook. One look at the photo posted by her and I just could feel my mouth watering. Just imagine gorging on it during tea time on a chilly evening. That is exactly what I did. “Rains”, oh yes we have been getting some of it though not heavy by any means despite me praying for it. This made a perfect snack, all crispy and crunchy goodness loved by all at home. I just added my own touch and that’s all. Now enjoy these fritters at your own home.

 

 

Lauki Bhajjias / Bottle gourd Fritters

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Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Cook Time: 15 Minutes

Total Time: 20 Minutes

Serves: 4

 

Ingredients:

  • Bottle gourd – 500 gms / 1/2 kg
  • Bengal gram / Chick pea flour – 1 cup
  • Corn flour – 1/4 cup
  • Onion, big – 1
  • Green chillies – 2
  • Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
  • Mint leaves – 2 handful
  • Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Oil – to deep fry

 

Instructions:

  1. Peel the skin of bottle gourd and grate it. Keep aside. Slice the onions very thinly into juliennes. Chop the green chillies very finely.
  2. In a big bowl mix together grated bottle gourd, onions, green chillies and let it be 2 mins. Sprinkle the bengal gram flour, corn flour over the vegetable mixture.
  3. Add red chilli powder, garam masala powder, mint leaves, fennel seeds, salt and mix well with your hands. The resultant mixture will be very thick like a dough.
  4. Heat a deep pan with oil. Once the oil is hot enough just scoop enough mixture and push with your thumb into the oil. Deep fry till golden and crisp and drain on an absorbent paper.
  5. Serve immediately piping hot with tea.

 

 

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Notes:

  • Do not add water mixing the vegetables and flour.
  • The water content in the bottle gourd is enough. Adding water will make it runny.
  • Make sure that you serve it immediately. when cold it loses the crispness.

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Comments

  1. Maayeka

    July 16, 2012 at 11:52 am

    wow!this looks delicious ,I alwys make lauki pakora with roundels dipped in gram flour batter ,never tried with grated lauki..

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  2. Ez Cookbook

    July 16, 2012 at 12:04 pm

    yummy fritters using bottle gourd….take care of your health dear…

    Reply
  3. Ez Cookbook

    July 16, 2012 at 12:04 pm

    yummy fritters using bottle gourd….take care of your health dear…

    Reply
  4. Plateful

    July 16, 2012 at 12:14 pm

    Now this’s interesting, never tried pakora with bottle gourd. Looks so tempting!

    Reply
  5. meena

    July 16, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    oh this is differnt style bhajias.. my grandmom used to love lauki ke bhajiyas but since onion wasnt used in our homes it was made differently.. would post this soon

    Reply
  6. Nisa Homey

    July 16, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    Fritters with lauki???…this is totally new to me..your pic is tempting me to try this out…

    Reply
  7. Vimitha Anand

    July 16, 2012 at 12:56 pm

    Perfect tea time snack. Crunchy fritters

    Reply
  8. APARNARAJESHKUMAR

    July 16, 2012 at 1:07 pm

    wow .. mouth watering 🙂 my mom use to make the same with snake guard 🙂

    Reply
  9. Chandrani

    July 16, 2012 at 1:20 pm

    Wowlauki pakora looks crunchy and yummy. Lovely snacks with a cup of tea or coffee.


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  10. jeyashrisuresh

    July 16, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    never know that we can make bajjis with lauki. nicely done

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  11. Kaveri Venkatesh

    July 16, 2012 at 2:13 pm

    Bhajias using bottle gourd is very new…looks very tempting Radhika

    Reply
  12. Rashida shaikh

    July 16, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    I agree with you, blogging has introduced us with variety of dishes and beautiful clicks tempt us to cook it as soon as possible. Just like now, I’m feeling to try it, never heard of bottle gourd fritters.
    I have prepared bottle gourd halwa, If you want to have a look.
    http://inheritedrecipes-rashu.blogspot.in/2012/07/lauki-bottle-gourd-halwa.html

    Reply
  13. Prathima Rao

    July 16, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    Simply mindblowing & too tempting!!!!!!
    Prathima Rao
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  14. Hamaree Rasoi

    July 16, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    Cool ! at first I thought these were onion !!Nice crispy looking bhajis..

    Reply
  15. PT

    July 16, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    very innovative.. never tried it with lauki..

    Reply
  16. Priya

    July 16, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    Super crispy,addictive and highly irresistible fritters.

    Reply
  17. Roshni

    July 16, 2012 at 6:28 pm

    I read the title a few times.. then checked to make sure lauki is what i think it is… lauki bhajji? would never have thought og it.. looks very inviting though… you can turn anything to gold girl.. midas touch

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  18. Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj

    July 16, 2012 at 6:34 pm

    oh… never had about bottle gourd fritters…interesting and looks so crispy…
    VIRUNTHU UNNA VAANGA

    Reply
  19. Prathibha

    July 16, 2012 at 7:28 pm

    These fritters look perfect for the evening tea..nice color

    Reply
  20. Sanoli Ghosh

    July 16, 2012 at 7:32 pm

    Love this crisp and yummmm fritters..

    Reply
  21. Ansh

    July 16, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    Looks crisp and so “eat me now” kinds :D:D Love it

    Reply
  22. DivyaGCP

    July 16, 2012 at 9:23 pm

    Delicious fritters.. Looks very inviting.

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  23. halal foodie

    July 16, 2012 at 9:27 pm

    never tried bhajias with lauki but now I want to 🙂

    Reply
  24. Julie

    July 16, 2012 at 10:01 pm

    Very innovative & yummy crisp delicious fritters!!

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  25. Hema

    July 16, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    Wow, that’s a super yummy and innovative idea..

    Reply
  26. Sobha Shyam

    July 17, 2012 at 1:50 am

    very new and different fritters, looks tempting and yummy ! Thank you for stopping by my space 🙂

    Reply
  27. Kavi

    July 17, 2012 at 9:46 am

    wow, this surely is a new way of using bottle guard! And much better since its deep fried! 🙂

    Reply
  28. Divya Pramil

    July 17, 2012 at 10:30 am

    Looks crispy and very innovative 🙂
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  29. Suryaprabha

    July 17, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    Looks nice and crispy.. Loved it.. Bookmarked.

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    Reply
  30. Recipe world

    July 17, 2012 at 4:56 pm

    Never tried Bottle Gourd bajjis this way..nice recipe dear..

    Cheers!
    Vani

    Reply
  31. Shabbu

    July 17, 2012 at 5:34 pm

    crispy and yummy recipe..interesting one..
    Shabbu’s Tasty Kitchen

    Reply
  32. Meg's Delicious Adventures

    July 17, 2012 at 6:34 pm

    Wow..I am drooling here..looks yummy.

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  33. Sangeetha

    July 18, 2012 at 2:40 am

    wow..bottle gourd fritters looks so crispy n yummy…well made!!
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  34. SirisFood

    July 18, 2012 at 3:43 am

    Healthy veggies goes well in this form

    Reply
  35. Ez Cookbook

    July 18, 2012 at 8:05 am

    Happy to pass this award to you!!!! collect it from here
    http://www.ezcookbook.net/2012/07/award-time.html

    Reply
  36. Vanamala Hebbar

    July 18, 2012 at 8:24 pm

    Nice ..looks crisp

    Reply
  37. Shanthi

    July 20, 2012 at 4:20 am

    i would like to have some …yummy…

    Reply
  38. Shanthi

    July 20, 2012 at 4:37 am

    i would like to have some …yummy…

    Reply

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