When the cooks of the Mughal era started making gourd raitabana, they had no illusion that these dishes would become so popular in the future that they would continue to adorn the table of every special and public.
Gourds are cultivated all over the world in warm and humid climates. Apart from a gourd, it is also called pumpkin orghya. The gourd is soothing and has antiseptic properties.
It has less in calories and is easy to digest. It keeps the body fresh and cool. Eating it relieves fatigue, as it contains 96% water, so it quenches thirst.
100 grams of gourd contains only 15 calories, one gram of fat, fiber, vitamins (vitamin C), riboflavin, zinc, thiamin, and iron. Due to fiber, the gourd is healthy and also relieves constipation.
People who are suffering from piles should eat gourd. Since it contains vitamins B and C, it is an antioxidant vegetable. We eat nali and muznahari, pai sari, biryani, korma, and KitKat (to which kidney, muz, and hot spices are added) more than vegetables and fruits.
However, apart from fat, all these foods are very good for health. Vegetables and fruits have very good effects on health. We should eat more fruits and vegetables.
The gourd is also a very useful vegetable. It contains adequate amounts of sodium, potassium, and minerals. Apart from this, one of the many benefits found in the gourd is that eating helps in weight loss.
You should include gourd in your daily diet from today. Gourd moderates blood pressure and prevents heart diseases. It also reduces weight. Raises children. Reduces diabetes.
Ayurvedic doctors suggest that people who have liver burns should eat gourd. It moderates liver function. If the juice of gourd pulp is extracted and drunk in the morning, not only the weight is reduced, but also the lack of water is fulfilled.
To extract gourd kars, just take a cup of pulp and a few mint leaves, grind them in a grinder, and mix them with water. If you want to flavor this juice, add a little ground white cumin, ground black pepper, and very little sanmak.
The gourd is cooked with chicken and also with gram dal. If a little lemon and cheese are added to the gourd and cooked its taste increases. If the gourd balls are dipped in salt and lemon water and fried, it becomes very tasty.
Gourd pudding can also be made. Due to the benefits of the gourd and its good taste, it is added to ice cream, chocolate cake, and fruit cake.