Laukzabar
Description
Laukzabar (bottle gourd with rice) is a very nutritive main course of bhojpuria people. This perhaps the complete meal, as it contains protein, carbohydrate, vitamins and minerals, Aroma and taste is so amazing that nobody can guess it is so simple to make, It is also called Barzaba, methizabar.
Ingredients
* Arwaa (unboiled) rice-1 cup washed and soaked in water
* Bottle gourd- cut in 1'' square pieces-1 cup
* Milk-1 cup
* Fenugreek seed-1/2tea spoon
* Desi ghee-1 tbs
* Red chilli-1 or 2 (optional)
* Salt -to taste
* Water-1 cup
Methods/steps
1. Bring water to a boil and add milk, allow to boil.
2. Add rice,gourd pieces and salt. Stir and cover with a tight lid.
3. Lower heat at low and allow to steam until lauki and rice grains become tender; remove from fire.
4. Heat desi ghee and add fenugreek seeds and whole red chili, when start crackle then pour on laukjzabar, and serve hot with achaar(pickle)
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Tikari/ Balushahi is the mouth watering desert which very popular among bhojpuries. This dessert is made especially during the festival of Diwali, Teej and Durga Pooja. |
Additional Tips
Coconut milk or poppy seed paste can be use in place of dairy milk.