Lau'er Luchi (Bottle Gourd Puri)

Luchi is another delicacy from Bengal that no Bengali can live without. In Bengal Luchi is made with flour instead of wheat flour or mix of wheat and white flour like the rest of India. While I was thinking of making some variation of luchi to make it kind of healthier, I came up with this one mixed with bottle gourd. To my surprise it turned out very yummy. Hence sharing the recipe.

Ingredients:
About 3 cups flour and wheat (I took a combo of both about 1:1 in proportion)   
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp salt or to taste
1/2 tsp sugar or to taste
1 tsp chaat masala or to taste
1/4th cup chopped onion
1/4th cup cilantro
1/2 tsp ginger
About 1 cup of bottle gourd shredded (I took 1/4th of a mid-sized bottle gourd)
Water for kneading
Oil for frying

Recipe:

• Mix all of the above ingredients except water
• Keep about a cup of flour aside and mix them bit by bit as you knead the dough
• Add water as you go, need very little water or the dough will be hard to manage
• Let the dough sit in the fridge for 30 mins or more
• Heat oil in a deep frying pan
• Make very little balls and try to roll them very thin
• Deep fry  
• Serve with Raita or Achaar