Lauki Pancake / Bottlegourd Pancake

23 Sep Lauki Pancake / Bottlegourd Pancake

Lauki, also known as Bottlegourd / Dudhi / Suraikkai, is one of the healthiest veggies. Here’s a healthy breakfast recipe Lauki Pancake that can be made quite fast and is best for morning rush hours.

It has around 92% water and a rich source of vitamin C. Unfortunately, it does not get as much recognition as it deserves. Many deem it as a bland vegetable due to its slightly bitter taste and relegate it to a corner. The only dish that is popular with lauki is Dudhi js Halwa. Here’s a healthy breakfast recipe Lauki Pancake is close cousin of potato Hash Brown.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup grated Lauki (bottlegourd)
• 3 tablespoon chick pea flour
• ½ tsp chilli powder
• ½ tsp coriander powder
• ½ tsp sesame seeds
• Chopped coriander handful
• 2 green chillies and small piece ginger minced together finely
• Salt to taste

Directions:

• Add all ingredients and mix thoroughly into a thick paste. Do not add any water. Bottlegourd is watery vegetable.
• Heat a skillet.
• When the skillet is hot enough, reduce the flame.
• Take big ball of the paste in your hands and pat it with your hands directly in the skillet to a pancake of 4” to 5” in diameter.
• Smear 1 tsp oil around if you wish.
• Wait till the bottom side becomes brown.
• Flip and cook on the other side.

Serve with green chilli chatni or green chilli pickle.