lauki pakora recipe, how to make lauki pakoras | bottle gourd fritters

by dassana amit updated December 27, 2013

lauki pakora recipe – this is another variation of pakora which i make with lauki or bottle gourd/opo squash. whenever i get lauki then i am not able to use it completely in one recipe. so there is always a left over lauki.

when i made the lauki chana dal sabzi then the left over lauki was used to make these delicious lauki pakoras. i have quite a few lauki recipes in the blog like lauki halwa, lauki kofta, lauki curry and lauki yakhni. lauki is one such healthy veggie which must be included in the diet often.

the method of making these lauki pakoras is almost same as we usually make pakoras at home. in this recipe, you have to first grate the lauki and then squeeze the juice by pressing the grated lauki with palms. this juice is mixed with the gram flour to make the batter. thus you don't need to add water to make the batter.

its not necessary to squeeze the juice but i prefer this way as you are in control. or else the batter might become too thin and it becomes little difficult to make the lauki pakoras. although i have made the pakoras without squeezing the juice also. but i generally prefer to squeeze the lauki juice as we do in case of making mooli parathas as well.

if you do not have access to lauki or opo squash, you can also make these fritters with zucchini.

you can serve these lauki pakoras with tomato sauce, coriander chutney or mint chutney or any other green chutney.

if you are looking for more pakoras recipes then do check paneer pakora, kaddu pakoras, gobi pakora, sabudana pakora and basic pakora recipe.

lauki pakora recipe

Author: dassana

Recipe type: snacks

Cuisine: indian

• 1.5 cups grated lauki/ghia/dudhi/bottle gourd/opo squash
• ¼ cup finely chopped onion or 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 cup besan
• ½ inch ginger + 1 green chili – crushed in a mortar-pestle
• a generous pinch of turmeric powder/haldi
• a generous pinch of red chili powder
• a generous pinch of garam masala powder
• a pinch of asafoetida/hing
• salt as required

1. rinse, peel and grate the lauki/bottle gourd.
2. squeeze the grated lauki with your palms and remove the juice in a bowl.
3. take the squeezed lauki in a separate bowl.
4. add all the rest of the ingredients mentioned above.
5. add the juice as required and make a thick flowing batter.
6. if the batter looks very thick, you can add some water.
7. heat oil in a kadai or pan.
8. drop spoonfuls of the pakora batter in medium hot oil.
9. fry the pakoras till crisp and golden.
10. drain the lauki pakoras on kitchen paper towels to remove excess oil.
11. serve lauki pakoras hot with coriander chutney or tomato sauce.

1. you can adjust the spices as per your preference.
2. you can make these pakoras with zucchini as well.

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