Lauki soup is great for weight loss and healthy digestion. This delicious lauki soup recipe is the easiest— Just pressure cook all ingredients together & blend to smooth.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 2
Calories: 130kcal
Ingredients
1medium size bottle gourd~300 gms, peeled and cut into big chunks
1mediumonionpeeled and chopped
2 smalltomatoeschopped
1inchgingerpeeled and crushed
2clovesgarlicpeeled and crushed
¼tspturmeric powder
1tbsplimejuice
1tbspOlive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Once the oil is hot, add all the vegetables, little salt and turmeric powder. Mix well.
Sauté for 2 minutes, add 2 cups water, close the cooker and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles. If using a open stock pot, cover and cook for about 15-20 minutes till the bottle gourd is tender.
Remove the pressure cooker from heat and open the cooker only after all the steam has escaped on its own.
Transfer the soup to a mixer and blend to smooth. Adjust water according to the desired consistency
Pour into the pan, through a sieve. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice and bring to a light boil on low flame.
Transfer to bowls and serve hot.
Notes
In this recipe I strained the soup for a smooth texture; but sometimes I don’t strain to keep it a bit chunky. Not straining also retains all the fibre of the lauki soup.
You can also substitute lauki with turai or ridged gourd which is also a highly alkaline vegetable and great for both weight loss and detox.