Ghonto generally prepares in Bengali Cuisine with the vegetables like mulor ghono,enchorer ghono, bandhacopir ghonto(curry with radish, jack fruit, and cabbage) and Non-vegetarian ghontos are like muri ghonto(fish head with aromatic rice. Julian cut bottle gourd is added with tempered panchforon and dry chili with ginger and tomato and sometimes added with lentil fritters finished in a warm, cumin flavored curry and this is How To Make Lau-er Ghonto. And one thing you should remember while making any dish of bottle gourd, please don’t waste the peel. From peel, you can prepare lau er khosa bhaja (bottle gourd peel stir fry) and lau er khosa bata (bottle gourd peel paste) recipe.
You can prepare lau ghonto in many ways. e.g. bori diye lau ghonto(bottle gourd curry with sun-dried lentil dumplings, musuri Daler bora diye lau ghonto(bottle gourd curry with lentil fritters). I am preparing biulir daler bora diye lau ghonto.
It is needless to say the medicinal benefits of bottle gourd, which helps to control blood sugar level and blood pressure. It also helps to reduce stress, benefits heart health, treats sleeping disorders,s and prevents premature greying of hair.
Main equipment required
A Kadai or a frying pan
Serving plate
Blender
Pressure cooker
Skimmer/jharna spatula
Ingredients
Urad dal/biulir dal/kolai r dal/black gram lentils-250 gm
Oil-1 cup- for deep frying the dal fritters( keep 1 teaspoon separate to make lau ghonto)
Ginger-2 inch(half for dal paste and other half for ghonto)
Green chilies-2
Panchforon-1/2 tbsp ( for tempering)
turmeric-1 tbsp
Dry red chili-2 for tempering with panchforon
Tomato-1
Sugar-1/2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves for garnishing
How To Make Lau-er Ghonto
Soak Urad dal/biulir dal/kolai r dal/black gram lentils in warm water for 2 hrs.
Put dal in a blender jar with ginger and green chili.
Make a fine paste and keep it aside, do not add water.
Heat sufficient oil in a Kadai
Drop the batter into small spoonfuls and fry on low-medium heat until it becomes light brown.
Take it out from the oil with the help of a jharna/skimmer and keep it aside for further use in ghonto.
Take a Kadai, heat oil, and throw some panchforon and dry chili for tempering
As they splutter and sizzle add the Julian cut lau in the Kadai
Then add blended ginger- red chili, turmeric powder, sugar, and salt; stir fry it for 2-3 minutes, then cover the lid and allow it to cook for 10-12 minutes in its own water. No need to add water.
After 10-12 minutes open the lid and add the dal fritters; mix it well and
again cover it for two minutes.
Check the salt and the consistency of the curry, if everything is alright take it out from the oven and garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve hot with rice.
How To Make Lau-er Ghonto
Equipment
- pressure cooker
- grinder
- Serving plate
- A kadai or a fry pan
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 250 Urad dal/biulir dal/kolai r dal/blackgram lentils
- 1 cup Oil-1 cup- for deep frying the dalfritters( keep 1 teaspoon separate to make lau ghonto)
- 2 inch ginger
- 2 green chili
- 1/2 tbsp panchforon
- 2 dry chili
- 1 tbsp turmeric powder
- salt
- 1/2 tbsp sugar
- tomato
- coriander leaves
Instructions
- Soak Urad dal/biulir dal/kolai r dal/black gram lentils in warm water for 2hrs.
- Put dal in a blender jar with ginger and green chili.
- Make a fine paste and keep it aside, do not add water.
- Heat sufficient oil in a Kadai
- Drop the batter into small spoonfuls and fry on low-medium heat until itbecomes light brown.
- Take it out from the oil with the help of a jharna/skimmer and keep it asidefor further use in ghonto.
- Take a Kadai, heat oil, and throw some panchforon and dry chili fortempering
- As they splutter and sizzle add the Julian cut lau in the Kadai
- Then add smashed ginger- red chili, turmeric powder, sugar, and salt; stirfry it for 2-3 minutes, then cover the lid and allow it to cook for 10-12minutes in its own water. No need to add water.
- After 10-12 minutes open the lid and add the dal fritters; mix it well andagain cover it for two minutes.
- Check salt and the consistency of the curry,if everything is alright take itout from the oven and garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve with hot rice