Lau Bhaji – Bottlegourd Bhaji

The lau or the bottle gourd (calabash) is a very versatile vegetable of the Bangladesh kitchen. This would be fairly common in the sumer months when various kinds of gourds are aplenty. Rummaging through the fridge, I came across half of a gourd that I had set aside. The other half went into a shrimp dish (recipe to follow anon). This half needed to be dealt with quickly and I decided to cook up a simple but tasty traditional bhaji.