Simple Bottle guard ( Dudhi / Lauki ) bhaji

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                          Simple, healthy & tasty Bottle guard bhaji cooked in milk !!




Ingredients :
Peeled & cut  bottle guard : 1 cup ( cut in cubes )
Boiled Potato : 1 medium size cut into cubes
Coarse Black pepper powder : 1 tsp
Whole black pepper corns : 1/2 tsp
Roasted jeera powder : 1/2 tsp
Milk : 1/2 cup
water : 1/2 cup
Red chilli powder : 1/2 tsp ( optional )
Salt : 1 tsp ( as per taste )
sugar : 1/2 tsp
Desi ghee : 2 tsp
Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp
Hing : 1/4 tsp 
Roasted peanut powder : 1 tsp
Fresh coconut  : 2 tb sp
Finely chopped coriander for garnishing.

Recipe :
1. Add  desi ghee in a heavy bottom pan or kadhai.
2. Add cumin seeds when ghee becomes hot. Add hing  & whole paper corns. 
3. Add bottle guard & potato pieces. Saute for 2 minutes. Add black pepper powder , red chilli powder & jeera powder.
4. Add milk & stir  properly. 
5. Add water  & mix well. Cover the pan till lauki & potato cook properly.
7. Add sugar & salt.  Cover the pan for 2 minutes. Add little water if required. Do not over cook.
8. Add fresh coconut  & peanut powder  mix & let it cook without covering the pan till bhaji becomes dry. Garnish with coriander.
      Enjoy this tasty  bhaji with hot fulka.