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Lauki Kofta Curry
Sapana Behl
Lauki Koftas are fried savoury dumplings in tomato-onion based gravy and taste heavenly with hot roti or rice.
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Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
30
minutes
mins
Course
Lunch
Cuisine
Indian
Servings
4
People
Equipment
Wok
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
250
gm
bottle gourd
grated
2
tablespoon
corn flour
2
tablespoon
gram flour /Besan
2
green chillies
chopped
1/4
cup
coriander
chopped
1
teaspoon
cumin seeds
1
teaspoon
garam masala
salt to taste
1
teaspoon
red chilly powder
For Curry:
For Paste:
2
onions
roughly sliced
5-6
garlic cloves
1
" ginger
roughly sliced
4
green chillies
2
cup
tomato purée
Spices
1
teaspoon
dried fenugreek leaves/ Kasuri methi
1
teaspoon
cumin seeds
1
teaspoon
coriander powder
1
teaspoon
turmeric powder
1
teaspoon
garam masala
1
teaspoon
red chilly powder
salt to taste
vegetable oil
for frying
1/4
cup
coriander leaves
chopped
3
cups
water or as required
Instructions
Mix all the ingredients for Koftas in a bowl. Mix it gently without adding water.
Apply some oil on palms, make small round balls of equal size.
Heat oil in a wok, fry the Koftas made above from both sides on low to medium heat till golden from both sides.
Drain on paper towel and set aside.
Make a paste of ingredients mentioned under "For Paste" with the help of some water in food processor.
Remove excess oil from the wok and left around 2 tablespoon oil in it.
Add dried fenugreek leaves and cumin seeds. Sauté for 1 minute.
Add the paste made above and sauté for 10 minutes on low heat till golden brown in colour.
Add all spices and salt. Mix well
Now add tomato purée and sauté till oil comes out from edges.
Add 3 cups of water and let it boil for few minutes.
Now add the koftas made earlier in the curry. Cook for few minutes.
Remove from heat and add chopped coriander leaves.
Serve hot with roti or rice.
Notes
You may use the Koftas as a snack with tea.
Add more corn flour if the kofta mixture seems a bit loose while making Koftas.
Keyword
ghiya kofta, kofta curry, kofta recipe, lauki ke kofte, lauki kofta, punjabi kofta recipe
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