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Lauki Gosht - Pakistani style meat and bottle gourd curry

Lauki Gosht is meat curry with bottle gourd. This mouth-watering combination of rich red meat with soft vegetables creates a unique taste and texture.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 397 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Pakistani

Ingredients

  • 1.3 lbs lamb Cut in small pieces.
  • 1 lauki/ dudhi
  • 2 brown onions chopped.
  • ½ inch ginger.
  • 3 cloves of garlic.
  • 2 teaspoons cumin powder.
  • 2 teaspoons coriander powder.
  • 2 teaspoons paprika powder.
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder.
  • ½ cup tinned tomatoes see the note.
  • 1 teaspoon salt.
  • 1 ½ teaspoons coarse/ ground black pepper.
  • ⅓ cup cooking oil I use either rapeseed oil or sunflower oil.

Instructions

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  1. Peel the lauki and cut in chunks. Sprinkle a little salt to prevent it from going brown. Set aside. 
  2. Clean and cut the lamb in chunks. Set aside.
  3. Peel the ginger and garlic. Using a pestle and a mortar, grind them into a paste. You can also use a food processor or a hand-held blender to make them into a paste. If you don’t have any of them, you can chop them as finely as possible.
  4. Get your cooking pot ready. Put the lamb, chopped onions, ginger garlic paste, all the spices, salt, pepper, and tomatoes in it. Stir until all the meat pieces are covered with spices and herbs. Put the lid on and cook at medium heat for about 5- 10 minutes. Then give it another stir and continue to cook at low heat with the lid on.
  5. Slow cook the meat for about 40 minutes but keep checking and stirring every now and again. Whenever you give it a toss, try to mash the tomato pieces so that you’ll get a smooth curry juice.
  6. When the meat becomes tender, and the gravy is thickened, put the lauki pieces and the oil in. Stir carefully and put the lid back on to cook further for about 15 minutes or until the lauki softened.
  7. Your lauki gosht is ready when you see the gravy looks thick with the oil separated from the spices. 
  8. Enjoy your curry with chapati/ roti, naan bread, or pitta bread.

Notes

  • I use either lamb shoulder or leg of lamb. 
  • You can use fresh ripe tomatoes at the same amount, 200 gr/ 7.05 oz.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 397kcal (20%) Carbohydrates 10g (3%) Protein 26g (52%) Fat 28g (43%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Polyunsaturated Fat 17g Cholesterol 97mg (32%) Sodium 506mg (21%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 3g (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 397

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 397kcal 20%
Carbohydrates 10g 3%
Protein 26g 52%
Fat 28g 43%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Polyunsaturated Fat 17g 100%
Cholesterol 97mg 32%
Sodium 506mg 21%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 3g 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.