Ingredients


Loki - 400 gms
Thick Curd - 2 cups
Green chilly - 2 (chopped)
Ginger - 1 inch (finely chopped)
Garlic flakes - 8 (finely chopped)
Dhania patta - 1 bunch (finely chopped)
Mustard (for powdering) - 1/2 tsp
Mustard for tadka - 1 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp
Raita masala (or chaat masala + pepper powder) - 2 tsp
Kaala namak - to taste
Common salt - to taste

Method:



  1. Peel off the loki and Kaddukash it.
  2. Boil the lauki in 500 ml water and salt for 10 minute.
  3. Drain off excess water from loki. Let it cool.
  4. On a dry tava, heat the mustard seed ( for powdering) till it starts changing color.
  5. Put off the flame.
  6. Grind this mustard without water.
  7. Mix the curd well to make it smooth, add the lauki, chopped chillies, ginger, garlic dhania patta and mustard powder, raita masala, salt, kaala namak to it.
  8. Heat oil and put mustard for tadka in it.
  9. Heat till mustard begins to splutter.
  10. Add to raita and refrigerate the raita.