Lauki kofta

Name: Lauki kofta
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 3-5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups lauki; 4 tbsp besan; 1/4 tbsp garam masala; as needed Salt; as needed Oil for deep frying; 2 large tomatoes; 1 small size onion; 1 inch ginger; 4-5 garlic; 2 tbsp broken cashews; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 1 cup water; 2 tbsp Oil; to taste Salt

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Ingredients

30minutes

3-5 servings

For making kofta
2 cupslauki
4 tbspbesan
1/4 tbspgaram masala
as neededSalt
as neededOil for deep frying
For making masala paste
2large tomatoes
1small size onion
1 inchginger
4-5garlic
2 tbspbroken cashews
Other ingredients for lauki kofta
1 tspcumin seeds
1 tspred chilli powder
1/4 tspturmeric powder
1/2 tspgaram masala
1 cupwater
2 tbspOil
to tasteSalt

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Steps

30minutes

1

Rinse and peel the lauki.. Grate it
2

Squeeze the grated lauki and collect the juice in a bowl.
3

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

Make small round shapped balls
5

Heat oil in a kadai fry the lauki kofta in the oil.till they are golden brown from all the sides.
6

Drain the fried koftas on tissues so that extra oil is absorbed
7

Blend all the ingredients mentioned under masala paste with little water to a smooth paste.
8

Don't add too much water as then the whole mixture splutters while frying
9

Remove extra oil from frying pan in which the koftas were fried. Keep about 2 tbsp oil
10

Heat the oil and first fry the cumin.. Then add the masala paste
11

Stir and continue to fry the masala paste till it starts leaving oil from the sides.
12

Add the juice and about 1 cup water to paste
13

Stir and simmer for 10-12 minutes. Lastly add fried koftas
14

Switch off the heat and let them be in the curry for a few minutes.
15

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve lauki kofta hot