Lauki soup recipe or Bottle gourd soup - Quick, healthy yet delicious soup recipe made with very minimal ingredients.
I know lauki is not favorite vegetable for many. So when you heard the name lauki soup, you may not want to give it a try in your kitchen. But let me clear it, this soup tastes really good with very less spices added. Trust me and give it a shot.
Addition of coriander sprigs really adds good flavor to the soup. Please do not skip it. Also sauteeing coriander seeds at the beginning also adds more flavor.
This is healthy soup recipe as we are not adding any cream, butter or potato to make it creamy soup. Also this is very light on stomach.
Check out other soup recipes
Sweet corn soup // Mixed veg soup // Tomato soup // Roasted red pepper soup
How to make lauki soup (Step by Step Recipe with Photos):
1) Heat the olive oil in a pressure cooker on medium heat. Once hot add cumin seeds and coriander seeds. Saute for a minute, you will notice they are getting light brown color.
2) Now add onions and garlic. Add salt.
3) Cook till onions are translucent and pink.
4) Now add whole wheat flour.
5) Mix and cook for a minute with stirring constantly.
6) Now add chopped lauki.
7) Add water or vegetable broth whichever you are using. I have used water.
8) Also add coriander sprigs.
9) Cover the pressure cooker with lid, put the weight on. Cook it for 2-3 whistles. Let the pressure go down by itself then open the lid. Lauki is cooked and really soft.
10) Now using hand blender, make smooth puree. If using blender or mixer, strain the liquid and grind the cooked lauki mixture into smooth paste. Pour back into the cooker with strained liquid.
11) Check the soup consistency. If needed, add more stock or water. It was fine for me.
12) Add freshly crushed black pepper.
13) Also add garam masala.
14) Stir well. If needed bring the soup to a boil.
Serve this flavorful lauki soup hot or warm.
NOTE: This can be made in pot/pan instead of pressure cooker. After adding water or broth let it simmer till bottle gourd is soft and tender (about 15-20 minutes). Then make smooth puree. You may/may not need to add little extra water or broth/stock
Serving suggestion: Serve this bottle gourd soup with a piece of bread or baguette to make a light meal. The smaller portion can be served as a starter with few croutons.
Lauki soup recipe (Bottle gourd soup recipe)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Olive oil
- ½ teaspoon Cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon Coriander seeds (sabut dhaniya)
- ⅓ cup Red onion chopped
- 1 large clove Garlic
- 1 tablespoon Whole wheat flour (Chapati atta) or all purpose flour
- ½ of medium or 2 cups Lauki (bottle gourd or dudhi) peeled and cubed
- 1 ½ cups Vegetable stock or water
- ¼ cup Cilantro or coriander leaves
- Salt to taste
- ¼ teaspoon Black pepper powder
- ¼ teaspoon Garam masala
Instructions
Making lauki soup recipe:
- Heat the olive oil in a pressure cooker on medium heat.
- Once hot add cumin seeds and coriander seeds. Saute for a minute.
- Now add onions and garlic. Add salt. Cook till onions are translucent and pink.
- Now add whole wheat flour. Mix and cook for a minute with stirring constantly.
- Now add chopped lauki.
- Add water or vegetable broth whichever you are using. I have used water.
- Also add coriander sprigs. Cover the pressure cooker with lid, put the weight on.
- Cook it for 2-3 whistles.
- Let the pressure go down by itself then open the lid.
- Now using hand blender, make smooth puree. If using blender or mixer,
- Pour back into the cooker.
- Check the soup consistency. If needed, add more stock or water.
- Add freshly crushed black pepper and garam masala.
- Stir well. If needed bring the soup to a boil.
I don't like soup too much while my mom loves it. I made this for her and we both liked it. I like the coriander seed flavor in this. Kanan, I can't tell you how many recipes of yours I have tried and they turned out to be amazing! In fact, my mom even started to ask me for recipes! But overall, excellent! I have yet to see Turia, Aloo Baingain, Kathal, and Kantola recipes yet on the blog. Have you also tried making Tindora Rice or Karela Rice? I recommend it. 🙂
Very glad that you are enjoying the recipes.
Yes, I have those veggie recipes in my to do list. I will try making karela rice, thank you for your recommendation.
This was really excellent. It does need a fairly good amount of salt. And don't skip the garam masala powder... it really brings out the flavor. As a soup it was delicious but I am sure it would taste great as a light curry with some brown rice. Thanks for the recipe Kansan. I can't wait to have the leftovers.
happy to know that you liked it. I am sure it will be good with rice
tried this soup & it tasted really yummy...made it without the wheat & it tasted creamy & good still. Thank you fr sharing the recipe
Good to know that you liked this soup
Hi Kanan,i followed ur soup recipe and result was surprising. It was so yummy that my daughter asked for it again. We have many bottle guards in our kitchen garden and we're confused that how to use them again and again in our food. I'm an arthritis patient and it is also very healthy for me. Thanks.Now I want to know about cabbage and carrot soup.
Glad to know that soup came out good.
I have shared carrot tomato soup. https://www.spiceupthecurry.com/carrot-and-tomato-soup/
I have added cabbage soup in my to do list
unique combination using bottle gourd and turning in to soup. I am impressed and will try it out soon.
if it's possible can you post recipe for manchow soup?
thanks.
Thanks Nirav. Oh yes, I have already planned to make it this weekend. Will share it soon.