Bottle Gourd / Dudhi (500g)

Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) – dudhi in Gujarati, lauki in Hindi – has pale-green skin and mild, juicy flesh. It is incredibly versatile: grate it into muthiya and thepla, cook it with chana dal or turn it into sweet dudhi halwa. Important: taste a small raw piece before cooking and do not use the gourd if it tastes bitter.

Ingredients

Bottle gourd

Allergens

None

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g (IFCT 2017, NIN-ICMR – bottle gourd, elongate, pale green): Energy 46 kJ / 11 kcal, Fat <0.5 g (of which saturates <0.1 g), Carbohydrate 1.7 g (of which sugars <0.5 g), Protein 0.5 g, Salt <0.01 g

Storage

Store in the refrigerator. Do not use if the flesh tastes bitter.

Origin

N/A

Item number

RF-DUDHI-500