Simple Bottle guard ( Dudhi / Lauki ) bhaji

                          Simple, healthy & tasty Bottle guard bhaji cooked in milk !!

Ingredients :

Peeled & cut  bottle guard : 1 cup ( cut in cubes )

Boiled Potato : 1 medium size cut into cubes

Coarse Black pepper powder : 1 tsp
Whole black pepper corns : 1/2 tsp
Roasted jeera powder : 1/2 tsp
Milk : 1/2 cup
water : 1/2 cup
Red chilli powder : 1/2 tsp ( optional )
Salt : 1 tsp ( as per taste )

sugar : 1/2 tsp

Desi ghee : 2 tsp

Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp

Hing : 1/4 tsp 
Roasted peanut powder : 1 tsp

Fresh coconut  : 2 tb sp

Finely chopped coriander for garnishing.

Recipe :

1. Add  desi ghee in a heavy bottom pan or kadhai.

2. Add cumin seeds when ghee becomes hot. Add hing  & whole paper corns. 

3. Add bottle guard & potato pieces. Saute for 2 minutes. Add black pepper powder , red chilli powder & jeera powder.

4. Add milk & stir  properly. 

5. Add water  & mix well. Cover the pan till lauki & potato cook properly.

7. Add sugar & salt.  Cover the pan for 2 minutes. Add little water if required. Do not over cook.

8. Add fresh coconut  & peanut powder  mix & let it cook without covering the pan till bhaji becomes dry. Garnish with coriander.

      Enjoy this tasty  bhaji with hot fulka.