Lauki
लौकी
LOW-kee
A type of bottle gourd used in Indian cuisine.
Appears as an answer in MG Mini #91.
Meaning & usage
Lauki, also known as bottle gourd, is a versatile vegetable commonly used in Indian cooking. It is known for its light green skin and white flesh, and is often used in curries, soups, and desserts. Lauki is valued for its nutritional benefits, including being low in calories and high in water content.
In a sentence
For dinner, I made a delicious lauki curry with fresh spices.
As seen in crosswords
Lauki is a 5-letter answer. A typical clue:
“A type of bottle gourd used in Indian cuisine” (5)
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