Bottle gourd Kurma is a healthy curry recipe made with the bottle gourd (aka Lauki ,Dudhi, Doodhi, Ghiya) cooked together in an aromatic spicy kurma or korma masala made of coconut ,cashews and other spices in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker or Stove top.Vegan, gluten free and Keto Friendly.
There are many names for Bottle Gourd.In some other Indian languages its also called lauki, dudhi, ghiya, sorekai, sorakaya .They are also known as Cucuzza ,Calabash ,Opo Squash in other countries.
Other Indian Lauki Recipes that you may like from my blog Lauki Chana Dal, Bottle Gourd Paratha ,Lauki Soup ,Lauki Raita.
This Bottle Gourd Korma recipe is Keto or Low Carb.If you are on Keto Diet then, replace cashews with almonds while making coconut cashew paste or skip for this recipe.
If you are on a Keto or Low Carb Diet.Checkout Keto Indian Food Recipes Collection.
WHAT IS KURMA?
Kurma, alternatively known as “korma”, “khorma”, or “qorma”, is a dish originating from Central Asian culinary traditions. Kurma is a curry made using vegetables or meat along with yogurt ,coconut ,spices and nut or seed paste.Based on the regions the ingredients used to make kurma recipe are different.
Today i have shown south indian version of kurma where is have used coconut and cashewnut as the base.Some regions it is made by using yogurt or curd instead of coconut.
DONT HAVE AN INSTANT POT?
Also for those of you who do not have an Instant Pot ,check out Indian stove top pressure cooker bottle gourd curry recipe instructions below.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH BOTTLE GOURD KORMA?
Bottle gourd Kurma or korma is best served with poori or even roti, chapati ,paratha or plain rice.
HOW TO MAKE BOTTLE GOURD KURMA RECIPE IN INSTANT POT STEP BY STEP
Wash Bottle Gourd ,peel the skin ,deseed if any and cut into 1/2 inch pieces.
Grind coconut, cashews, cloves ,cinnamon to a smooth paste.
Press SAUTE on Instant Pot. Add oil in to the POT.Once oil is hot add cumin seeds and let them crackle.
Next add ginger garlic paste and green chilles ,Saute for few seconds.
Add onions and saute until onions turn light brown.
Next add chopped tomatoes ,spices like red chilli powder, garam masala powder ,coriander powder ,garam masala powder and cook till they turn soft.
Then add the water and deglaze the pot to remove any bits stuck to the bottom of the pot.
Add in the diced bottle gourd,ground coconut-cashew paste ,salt and mix well.
Close the lid on the pot, and turn pressure valve to SEALING position.
Set the pot to MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK (High Pressure) and set timer to 3 minutes.
Once the pot beeps ,Do a NATURAL PRESSURE RELEASE(NPR).
Remove lid away from you, add lime juice and garnish with cilantro.Mix well.
Lauki Kurma recipe is ready, serve with hot with pooris, chapatis, roti & parathas.
TIPS & VARIATIONS:
- You can add Roasted Bengal Gram/fried gram/putani or poppy seeds while grinding instead of cashewnuts .It also helps to make gravy thick.But I like adding cashews because it would give nice creamy texture (and increase Calories) and thickness to the Kurma/curry.
- Adjust the consistency of the Kurma by adding required amount of water.
- If you do not have grated coconut.You can use 1/2 cup of full fat thick coconut milk.
- You can also add 1/2 cup of fresh or frozen peas,it makes dudhi kurma recipe more tasty and healthy.
- You can replace Bottle gourd with the vegetable of your choice like beetroot ,chow-chow ,ridge gourd etc.
STOVE TOP INDIAN PRESSURE COOKER METHOD
Follow the same steps and close the lid place a whistle and cook for 2-3 whistles on medium flame.Bottle gourd Kurma recipe is ready to serve.
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Bottle Gourd Kurma
Ingredients
Measuring cup used 1 cup = 250 ml
- 1 small lauki/bottle gourd, peeled and diced (about 2 cups)
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin (jeera) seeds
- 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
- 2 green chilles,finely chopped
- 1 small onion ,finely chopped
- 1 large tomato ,finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
- 3/4 cup water
- salt to taste
- 2 tablespoon cilantro (coriander leaves)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Wash Bottle Gourd ,peel the skin ,deseed if any and cut into 1/2 inch pieces.
- Grind coconut, cashews, cloves ,cinnamon to a smooth paste.
INSTANT POT METHOD:
- Press SAUTE on Instant Pot. Add oil in to the POT.Once oil is hot add cumin seeds and let them crackle.
- Next add ginger garlic paste and green chilles ,Saute for few seconds.
- Add onions and saute until onions turn light brown.
- Next add chopped tomatoes ,spices like red chilli powder, garam masala powder ,coriander powder ,garam masala powder and cook till they turn soft.
- Then add the water and deglaze the pot to remove any bits stuck to the bottom of the pot.
- Add in the diced bottle gourd,ground coconut-cashew paste ,salt and mix well.
- Close the lid on the pot, and turn pressure valve to SEALING position.
- Set the pot to MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK (High Pressure) and set timer to 3 minutes.
- Once the pot beeps ,Do a NATURAL PRESSURE RELEASE(NPR).
- Remove lid away from you, add lime juice and garnish with cilantro.Mix well.
- Lauki Kurma is ready, serve with hot with pooris, chapatis, roti & parathas.
STOVE TOP PRESSURE COOKER METHOD:
- Take a Pressure cooker. Add oil in to the POT.Once oil is hot add cumin seeds and let them crackle.
- Next add ginger garlic paste and green chilles ,Saute for few seconds.
- Add onions and saute until onions turn light brown.
- Next add chopped tomatoes ,spices like red chilli powder, garam masala powder ,coriander powder ,garam masala powder and cook till they turn soft.
- Then add the water and deglaze the pot to remove any bits stuck to the bottom of the pot.
- Add in the diced bottle gourd, ground coconut-cashew paste ,salt and mix well.
- Close the lid place a whistle and cook for 2-3 whistles on medium flame.
- Switch off the flame and let the pressure from the cooker release naturally.
- Remove lid away from you, add lime juice and garnish with cilantro.Mix well.
- Lauki Kurma is ready, serve with hot with pooris, chapatis, roti & parathas.
Notes
TIPS & VARIATIONS:
- You can add Roasted Bengal Gram/fried gram/putani or poppy seeds while grinding instead of cashewnuts .It also helps to make gravy thick.But I like adding cashews because it would give nice creamy texture (and increase Calories) and thickness to the Kurma.
- Adjust the consistency of the Kurma by adding required amount of water.
- If you do not have grated coconut.You can use 1/2 cup of full fat thick coconut milk.
- You can also add 1/2 cup of fresh or frozen peas.it makes kurma more tasty and healthy.
- You can replace Bottle gourd with the vegetable of your choice like beetroot ,chow-chow ,ridge gourd etc.
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