Bottle gourd paratha (panfried flatbread) – in which the gourd balances its natural simplicity with the flavors of coriander & carom seed

Stuffed Bottle Gourd in a rich creamy curry.

Tantalizing Halwa prepared with grated bottle gourd and carrots, coconut milk, sugar, khoya and a mix of dry fruits.

Make a quick chutney with peels of bottle gourd and coconut!

Healthy Bottle Gourd Tomato Curry

A perfect desert during fasting / Navratri days made from bottle gourd.

Lau Chingri (Bottle Gourd cooked with Prawns) is a quintessential Bengali delicacy cooked with no onion and no garlic and is a comfort dish

A hearty lentil based bottle gourd curry, which tastes equally good with Roti and Rice.

Exotic dahi wali lauki – bottle gourd wedges shallow-fried and simmered in fennel-flavored yogurt curry.

Bottle gourd rice (Lauki Pulao) is an easy and flavorful one pot meal.

A traditional Bengali delicacy where Bottle gourd cooked with small prawns.

Simple, healthy and delicious chutney with bottle gourd, goes well idlis, dosas, rice and bread.

A light stir fry made with bottle gourd peels and other seasonal greens.

This bottle gourd gravy is delicious to pair with chapati and rotti.

Protein rich accompaniment for your rice made from bottle gourd and moong dal.

Simple and delicious kootu prepared with bottle gourd/sorakkai and moong dal, that goes well with hot rice and papadam/appalam.

Classic dessert made with bottle gourd during Holi festival. Using pressure cooker and milk powder reduces the preparation time into half.

Paleo Style Bottle Gourd gravy with fresh ground coconut but without any lentils.

Lauki barfi, a delicious Indian sweet made with just a few ingredients. Who knew fudge from bottle gourd and milk solids would be so good?

Healthy and delicious flat breads with bottle gourd and whole wheat flour, Lauki Thepla.

Al Yakhni is a Kashmiri delicacy which is made using bottle gourd and a yogurt based gravy.

Besan Stuffed Lauki Curry is a classic side dish made by stuffing the bottle gourd with a mixture of besan, peanuts, spices.