Lauki kofta

Name: Lauki kofta
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 big lauki; 1/2 cup besan; 1 spoon red chilli powder; 1 spoon dhaniya powder; 1 spoon garam masala; 1/2 spoon haldi; to taste Salt according; 2 cup oil for frying; 1 spoon Ginger garlic paste; 3 onions; 2 tomatoes; 6-7 garlic cloves; 1/2 inch ginger; 2 bay leaf; 1 big cardmom; 1 small cardmom; 1 big cinnamon; 2 dry red chillies; 1/2 spoon kasuri methi; 4-5 long; 1 green chilli; 2 spoon ghee; 1/2 spoon jeera; 2 spoon dhaniya powder; 2 spoon garam masala; 1 spoon red chili powder; 1/2 spoon haldi powder; to taste Salt according; 1/4 cup curd; 1 pinch hing

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#kofta
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Ingredients

45 mins

4 persons

1big lauki
1/2 cupbesan
1 spoonred chilli powder
1 spoondhaniya powder
1 spoongaram masala
1/2 spoonhaldi
to tasteSalt according
2 cupoil for frying
1 spoonGinger garlic paste
For gravy
3onions
2tomatoes
6-7garlic cloves
1/2 inchginger
2bay leaf
1big cardmom
1small cardmom
1big cinnamon
2dry red chillies
1/2 spoonkasuri methi
4-5long
1green chilli
2 spoonghee
1/2 spoonjeera
2 spoondhaniya powder
2 spoongaram masala
1 spoonred chili powder
1/2 spoonhaldi powder
to tasteSalt according
1/4 cupcurd
1 pinchhing
1 spoonbutter

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Steps

45 mins

1

To prepare kofta first peel and grate one lauki.
2

Squeeze extra water from lauki and keep tht water a side for gravy. Now add besan, haldi powder, chilli powder, dhaniya powder, garam masala,salt ginger garlic paste.
3

Mix all ingredients well. It has a thick consistent to make round shaped ball. If it's watery add more besan in it. Don't keep this mixture for long time. Grease your palm and make balls like this.
4

Heat oil in a frying pan over medium flame. When oil is medium hot add balls at a time. Stir occasionally and deep fry until they turn golden brown and crisp.
5

For gravy firstly heat 2 tbsp ghee in a pan. And add all spices in it.
6

Saute for 2 mins and add big chopped onion, tomatoes, ginger, green chilli, garlic cloves.
7

Saute for 5 mins. Now add all masalas like red chili powder,haldi,dhaniya powder,garam masala,salt in it. Saute for 7-8mins.
8

When onion becomes transparent off the stove. And let it be cool for 10 minutes.
9

After 10-15 mins firstly remove bay leaf and red chilli from this. And make a fine paste of rest one.
10

Now heat little butter in a same pan. And add little hing in it and add this gravy in it. Saute for 2-3 mins. Now add lauki water in it.
11

Cook over medium flame for 3-4 mins. stir in between occasionally. Add little curd in it and keep half to a side. Now add fried kofta balls to the gravy. After 5 mins off the stove and garnish it with curd and coriander.