Vegetables · Fresh

Bottle gourd

Also called lauki, dudhi, calabash, opo squash

Pale-green gourd with very mild, watery flesh that takes on spices; cooked in Indian lauki dal, kofta and halwa and in Chinese soups and stir-fries.

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What can replace it

  • T2 · GoodCourgettes

    Cooks faster and more flavourful.

  • T2 · GoodRidge gourd

    Softer and slightly sweeter; peel the ridges.

  • T2 · GoodWinter melon

    Firmer, slightly blander.

  • T3 · In a pinchChayote

    Crunchier; cook longer.

  • T3 · In a pinchMarrow

    Wetter, falls apart sooner.

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