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Lauki Kofta Recipe

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Lauki Kofta Recipe

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :15 Min

Cook Time : 20 Min

Total Time : 35 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 150 gms for koftas - grated lauki/ bottlegourd
  • 1/2 cups besan/gram flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt/namak as per taste
  • 1/2 tsp red chili/lal mirch powder and fennel/saunf,as per taste
  • 1 pinch asafoetida/hing
  • 1/2 cups for gravy-malai cream
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds/jeera
  • 1 1/2 cups tomato/tamatar puree
  • 1 cups curd/dahi
  • 1 tsp whole gram masala
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric/ haldi, red chili/ lal mirch powder, coriander/ dhaniya powder, garam masala and salt/ namak according to taste
  • 1 tsp ginger/ adarak and green chili/ hari mirch paste
  • 2 tbsp oil/ tel for gravy and remaining for deep frying koftey
  • 1 tsp chopped coriander leaves/ dhaniya patta for garnishing the curry

Directions

  • Mix all the ingredients of kofta and make medium size balls.
  • Heat enough oil on medium flame and fry the koftas till it gets golden brown color. Set them aside and let us prepare the gravy for curry.
  • Heat oil in a pan, add jeera. Add whole garam masala and saute for 2 minutes on low flame.
  • Now add ginger and chili paste and saute for 2 minutes on low flame.
  • Add tomato puree, red chili powder, coriander powder and turmeric. Saute until the oil gets separated from spices on medium flame.
  • Add beaten curd, malai and stir continuously the curry until gravy starts boiling. Now add enough water, koftas and add remaining spices and salt.
  • Cook for 7-8 minutes on medium flame. Switch off the gas and add chopped coriander in the gravy.
  • Delicious lauki kofta is ready to be served with hot phulkas/ rice!
Somya Gupta

Somya Gupta

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