Name: Lauki Kofta
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: Lauki / bottle gourd : 1 medium size; Besan / bengal gram flour : ¾ cup; Potatoes boiled and mashed : 3 nos; 2 nos Green chillies chopped : 1 (optional); Red chilli powder : ½ tsp; Chaat masala : 1 tsp; Freshly chopped coriander leaves ; few; Salt : to taste; Cumin seeds : 1 tsp; 4 medium Onions grated : 3; Garlic ginger paste : 1 tsp; Tomatoes grated : 3 nos; Turmeric powder : ½ tsp; Coriander powder : ½ tsp; Cumin powder : ½ tsp; Red chilli powder : 1 tsp; garam masala : ½ tsp; 4 tsp Oil : 3; Salt : to taste

Lauki Kofta

Home made Lauki kofta

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Prep Time 25

Total Time 25

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

For The Lauki Koftas :

Lauki / bottle gourd : 1 medium size
Besan / bengal gram flour : ¾ cup
Potatoes boiled and mashed : 3 nos
2 nos Green chillies chopped : 1 optional
Red chilli powder : ½ tsp
Chaat masala : 1 tsp
Freshly chopped coriander leaves ; few
Salt : to taste

For The Gravy :

Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
4 medium Onions grated : 3
Garlic ginger paste : 1 tsp
Tomatoes grated : 3 nos
Turmeric powder : ½ tsp
Coriander powder : ½ tsp
Cumin powder : ½ tsp
Red chilli powder : 1 tsp
garam masala : ½ tsp
4 tsp Oil : 3
Salt : to taste

Instructions

Strain the juice out of the grated bottle gourd and preserve it to add in the gravy.
Combine all the ingredients together and transfer it into a non-stick pan and stir it over medium heat till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
Remove and cool slightly. Divide this mixture into 12 to 16 equal portions and roll into koftas.
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Deep fry on a low flame till the koftas turn golden brown.
Heat the oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds.
When they crackle, add the onions and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.
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Add the ginger - garlic paste and sauté for 1 more minute.
Add the grated tomatoes, turmeric powder, coriander powder, jeera powder, red chilli powder and salt and cook till the oil separates from the masala.
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Add 2 cups of water to the gravy and bring to a boil (you can add the bottle gourd juice as well).
Add the fried koftas to the curry and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
The koftas tend to crumble if you boil them too much in the gravy. So you can add them just before you're ready to serve the curry.
Serve hot with roti.