Lauki kofta

Name: Lauki kofta
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gm lauki) bottle gourd; 2 tbsp besan/ gram flour; 2 tsp Chilli powder; 2 tsp Coriander powder; 2 tsp Cumin powder; 1/2 tsp Carrom seeds; 1 onion chopped; 2 small size tomatoes; 1 inch ginger; 4-5 garlic cloves; 2 cardamom; to taste Salt; as needed Oil for frying; 2 tbsp curd; as needed Cream (optional)

Puspita Bhutia @cook_19479414

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Puspita Bhutia @cook_19479414

#GA4 #week20 #kofta #lauki

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Ingredients

250 gmlauki) bottle gourd
2 tbspbesan/ gram flour
2 tspChilli powder
2 tspCoriander powder
2 tspCumin powder
1/2 tspCarrom seeds
1onion chopped
2small size tomatoes
1 inchginger
4-5 garlic cloves
2cardamom
to tasteSalt
as neededOil for frying
2 tbspcurd
as neededCream (optional)

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Steps

1

Clean and peel off the louki/ bottle gourd and grate them. In a big bowl take the grated louki add little salt and after few seconds squeeze out the water from louki and transfer to a big plate or bowl.
2

Now add besan, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, chopped coriander leaves, turmeric powder, ajwain and salt to taste mix everything very well.
3

Make small ball out of the mixture.
4

Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the kofta on medium flame till they become brown from all side. Take out from oil and transfer kofta to a plate lined by tissue paper or kitchen towel.
5

For tomato paste.. take chopped tomatoes, chopped onion, garlic, ginger and green chilli in a grinding jar and make a fine paste out of this.
6

Take all whole spices in a mortar and grind coarsely. Heat oil in a pan and add coarsely grind spices in it and saute for few sec.
7

Now add tomato paste and fry for 3 to 4 minutes than add chilli powder, and other dry masala, salt and fry until oil comes out from side of masala.
8

Now add curd in the masala and fry for 2 more minutes than add 1 cup water adjust salt if required, cover the pan and let it boil for 2 to 3minutes more.
9

Now add fried kofta balls to the gravy and boil for 3 minutes more add little more water if required. Kofta is ready now. Garnish it with fresh chopped coriander leaves and cream and serve with roti rice.