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Dahi lau santula

 

Dahi lau santula









Dahi lau santula is a healthy and refreshing side dish from the Odisha Cuisine made with steamed bottle gourd and curd. The recipe is very simple and requires a few basic ingredients.


Ingredients....

1 Bottle gourd 

1 cup thick curd

1 green chilli 

5 garlic cloves round slices 

1 tsp urad dal

1 tsp mustard cumin seeds 

2 Chopped dry red chillies 

Few curry leaves 

Oil

Salt to taste 


Preparations....

Wash bottle gourd peel it and cut into small pieces.

In a pan add bottle gourd, little water and salt boil until bottle gourd smooth and transparent.

Remove from flame.

In a bowl add curd mash one green chilli and add salt mix well and pour this on boiled bottle gourd mix well keep aside 

In a pan heat oil add all tempering ingredients one by one when all done spread this on top of dahi bottle gourd mix well and serve as side dish.

You may also add chilled curd and serve like raita.

Bottle gourd curd santula


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