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Recipe: Neena Gupta's Lauki Jaabar

May 21, 2024 12:04 IST

Photographs and video: Kind courtesy Neena Gupta/Instagram

Lauki Jaabar (or Laukk Jaa Bharr) from Bihar is a light, cool dish that should be on your summer menus. It's a medley of cooked rice, bottle gourd and milk and is served with a light tadka of spices.

Actress Neena Gupta has recreated the dish to her taste, and shared it on Instagram.

Neena may have not stuck to the classic recipe, but her 'namkeen version' is ideal for a fuss-free lunch or dinner, especially when served with fried or roasted papad and pickle.

According to one of her Instagram followers, traditionally, the 'grated lauki is fried in some desi ghee and then cooked in milk and some nuts (are) added to it.... it is more of a halwa of lauki'.

'Lauki Jaabar is made with milk,' said another. 'It's thin in consistency like a porridge.Kadhi patta had never been a part of Bihari cuisine, but (it is) adopted by people as they started living in other states as well. Although curry leaves might increase the taste for a few, it's never added in our Lauki Jaabar. Yours is quite dry too in consistency. Good attempt though'.

Neena Gupta's Lauki Jaabar

Serves: 2

Ingredients

For the tadka

Method

WATCH: Neena Gupta demonstrates how to make Lauki Jaabar.

 

Also see how Neena Gupta makes paneer at home: WATCH! Neena Gupta Makes Paneer

 

NEENA GUPTA