Lauki Kofta Recipe (Bottle Gourd Kofta)

Name: Lauki Kofta Recipe (Bottle Gourd Kofta)
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 2 person
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gm tender soft bottle gourd grated; as per taste Salt; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste; 2 green chillies chopped; 2 tsp coriander leaves chopped; 2 tsp soaked Moong daal; 2 tsp thick curd; 1/4 cup gram flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp oil; as required Oil for shallow fry; 2 tsp ghee; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 4-5 garlic chopped; 1 inch ginger chopped; 2 green chillies chopped; 2 medium sized onion, sliced; 1/4 tsp asafoetida; 1 tsp coriander powder; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tomato, chopped; 1/3 cup curd,; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder,; 1 tsp coriander powder,; to taste salt; , 1/2 tsp sugar,; 1 tsp garam masala powder

Monali Sadaphale @MonaliS

#MW #MyFirstRecipe
Bored of lauki? Try this delicious lauki kofta recipe. Bottle gourd or lauki has a stuble taste but it is very healthy. One must try this recipe. Will love it.

Monali Sadaphale @MonaliS

#MW #MyFirstRecipe
Bored of lauki? Try this delicious lauki kofta recipe. Bottle gourd or lauki has a stuble taste but it is very healthy. One must try this recipe. Will love it.

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Ingredients

45 mins

2 person

For making Kofta-
200 gm tender soft bottle gourd grated
as per tasteSalt
1/4 tspasafoetida
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspginger garlic paste
2green chillies chopped
2 tspcoriander leaves chopped
2 tspsoaked Moong daal
2 tspthick curd
1/4 cupgram flour
1 tspbaking soda
1 tspoil
as requiredOil for shallow fry
For Gravy -
2 tspghee
1/2 tspcumin seeds
4-5garlic chopped
1 inchginger chopped
2green chillies chopped
2medium sized onion, sliced
1/4 tspasafoetida
1 tspcoriander powder
1 tspturmeric powder
1 tspred chilli powder
1tomato, chopped
1/3 cupcurd,
1/2 tsp red chilli powder,
1 tsp coriander powder,
to taste salt
, 1/2 tsp sugar,
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tspcoriander leaves chopped for garnishing
2 tspmalai for garnishing

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Steps

45 mins

1

Making Lauki kofta- peel the lauki, grate it. Add salt. Keep it aside for 10 minutes.
2

Squeeze the grated lauki & collect the juice in a bowl. Keep the juice aside for later use.
3

Mix all the ingredients for making the koftas with the grated lauki except oil.
4

Make small round shaped balls or Patties.
5

Heat oil in a frying pan. Shallow fry the lauki kofta in the oil, till they are golden brown on all the sides.
6

Drain the fried kofta on kitchen towel so that the extra oil is absorbed.
7

For the gravy-
In a wok, heat ghee, add cumin seeds & let it splutter.
8

Add ginger garlic paste, green chillies & saute well.
9

Add onion & saute till translucent.
10

Add asafoetida, coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder. Mix well.
11

Add tomato & cook till it get soft & start leaving oil from the edges.
12

In a bowl, add curd, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, sugar. Mix well.
13

Transfer this mixture into the wok & mix well.
14

Add lauki juice & about 1 cup of water.
15

Stir and simmer for 10 minutes on low flame.
16

Lastly, add the koftas.
17

Switch off the flame, cover & let them be in the curry for a few minutes so that koftas will absorb all the flavours from the curry.
18

Garnish with coriander leaves & some fresh cream (malai).