Lauki Kofta Curry

Name: Lauki Kofta Curry
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 small grated lauki; To taste salt; 1/4 tbsp ajwain / carom seeds; 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder; 1/2 red chilli powder; 1/2 coriander powder; 1 chopped tomato; 1 chopped onion; 5 tbsp besan; 2 finely chopped green chillies; As required Oil for deep frying; 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1/2 tbsp garam masala; As required Green coriander for garnishing; As required peas; 3/4 cup water; 2 tbsp cashewnut paste; 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds

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Rita Pal Sagar @cook_17858999

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Ingredients

1small grated lauki
To taste salt
1/4 tbspajwain / carom seeds
1/2 tbspturmeric powder
1/2red chilli powder
1/2coriander powder
1chopped tomato
1chopped onion
5 tbspbesan
2finely chopped green chillies
As requiredOil for deep frying
1/2 tbspginger garlic paste
1/2 tbspgaram masala
As requiredGreen coriander for garnishing
As required peas
3/4 cupwater
2 tbspcashewnut paste
1/2 tbspcumin seeds

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Steps

1

Peel and grate lauki. Take grated lauki in a large bowl. Add ajwain,gram flour, finely chopped green chillies and salt. Mix all ingredients well.
2

Mixture should have a thick consistency to make round shaped balls. If it is watery then add gram flour and mix.
3

Take each portion and turn it into round shaped balls.
4

Heat oil in a frying pan over medium flame for deep frying. When oil is medium hot, add balls and fry.
5

For gravy- Blanch the tomatoes and crush them with cashew nuts to make tomato-cashew puree.
6

Heat oil in pan over medium flame. Add cumin seeds and cook,Add ginger-garlic paste then chopped onion.
7

Add tomato-cashew puree and mix well. Stir-fry for 3-4 minutes.
8

Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, turmeric powder and salt (add for gravy). Mix well and stir-fry for a minute.
9

Add water and cook over medium flame for 3-4 minutes.
10

Add fried kofta balls to the gravy. Cook for 5-6 minutes and turn off flame. Transfer it to a serving bowl and garnish with coriander leaves and peas.