Lauki(bottle gourd) kofte

Name: Lauki(bottle gourd) kofte
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 02 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For Lauki kofte(bottle gourd fritters)-; 500 gms grated lauki(bottle gourd); 3 Tbsp cornflour; as per taste Salt; as per taste Red chilli powder; Pinch kitchen king masala; For Kofte gravy-; 1 roughly chopped onion; 1 roughly chopped tomato; some small inches of ginger; to taste Salt; to taste Red chilli powder; 1 tbsp turmeric powder; 1 tbsp Kitchen king masala; 1-2 bay leaf; 2-3 red chilli or green chilli; some mix almond and cashew; 1 tbsp. butter; 1 small cinnamon stick; 3-4 black pepper; as required Freshly chopped coriander leaves

Neha Handa @fmk_15

Mumbai

#GA4
#week10

This is one of the nutritional and tasty dish with curry. Easy to cook and even you can make any one eat lauki by this recipe.

#GA4
#week10

This is one of the nutritional and tasty dish with curry. Easy to cook and even you can make any one eat lauki by this recipe.

Neha Handa @fmk_15

Mumbai

#GA4
#week10

This is one of the nutritional and tasty dish with curry. Easy to cook and even you can make any one eat lauki by this recipe.

#GA4
#week10

This is one of the nutritional and tasty dish with curry. Easy to cook and even you can make any one eat lauki by this recipe.

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Ingredients

30 minutes

02 servings

ForLauki kofte(bottle gourd fritters)-
500 gmsgrated lauki(bottle gourd)
3 Tbsp cornflour
as per tasteSalt
as per tasteRed chilli powder
Pinchkitchen king masala
ForKofte gravy-
1roughly chopped onion
1roughly chopped tomato
some small inches of ginger
to tasteSalt
to tasteRed chilli powder
1 tbsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp Kitchen king masala
1-2bay leaf
2-3red chilli or green chilli
somemix almond and cashew
1 tbsp.butter
1small cinnamon stick
3-4black pepper
as requiredFreshly chopped coriander leaves

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Steps

30 minutes

1

In a bowl add grated lauki(squeezed the lauki water first), salt, red chilli powder, pinch of kitchen king masala, cornflour and mix well. It will be semi form type of batter. If required you can add more cornflour. But remember for soft kofte let it be in semi form of paste.
2

Now add cooking oil in a pan. Make small small lemon shape ball and put in oil to deep fry. Make 5-6 balls and fry.
3

Take these balls out on tissue paper, so that it can soak extra oil.
4

Now in a wok add 2 tbps oil and add red chillies, ginger, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, black pepper and mix well at medium flame.
5

Now add chopped onion and and saute till it turns golden at medium flame. Now add chopped tomato. And add all spices like salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, Kitchen king masala and mix well.
6

Now add almond and cashew and 1/4 cup water and saute till tomato starts to mash.
7

Turn off the flame. And let the mixture cool. Once cool transfer to mixer jar and blend it to a thick paste.
8

Now in same wok add 1 tbps butter and 1 tbps cooking oil and add this thick paste and stir for 30 sec at medium flame.
9

Now add 3-4 cup of water According to the consistency of gravy you want and cook for 5-7 minutes.
10

Now add lauki fritters to this gravy and add some coriander leaves and cook for another 5 minutes.
11

Lauki ke kofte are ready to serve with roti/naan/chapati/rice,etc.