Bangladeshi

Lau Ghonto

Bottle gourd cooked down gently with panch phoron until sweet and almost creamy.

SideEasy
Healthy
Low Calorie
Vegan
Lau Ghonto

Prep

8 min

Cook

7 min

Total

15 min

Serves

4

Per serving

63 kcal

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Instructions

  1. Step 1: Peel and dice the bottle gourd into small cubes.

  2. Step 2: Heat the mustard oil and crackle the panch phoron with the dried red chilli.

  3. Step 3: Add the bottle gourd, ground turmeric, salt and sugar, then cover and let it steam in its own water.

  4. Step 4: Uncover and stir until the liquid has gone and the gourd is glossy.

Ingredients

Serves
4

Quantities update automatically for 4 servings.

  • 500 gBottle gourd — peeled and diced
  • 1 tspPanch phoron
  • 2 wholeDried red chilli
  • ½ tspGround turmeric
  • 1 tbspMustard oil
  • ¾ tspSalt
  • ½ tspSugar
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Nutrition

Nutrition per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Not yet reviewed.

Calories
63 kcal
Protein
1.2 g
Carbohydrates
6.3 g
Fat
4.3 g
Saturated fat
0.5 g
Fibre
1.3 g
Sugar
2.8 g
Sodium
366 mg

These figures are estimates for general information only and are not medical or dietary advice.