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Lauki Kofta
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MalaShenoy
•
July 24, 2014
Lauki Kofta
Home made Lauki kofta
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Prep Time
25
minutes
mins
Total Time
25
minutes
mins
Cuisine
North Indian
Servings
3
people
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
For The Lauki Koftas :
Lauki /
bottle gourd
: 1 medium size
Besan /
bengal gram
flour : ¾ cup
Potatoes boiled and mashed : 3 nos
2
nos
Green chillies
chopped : 1
optional
Red
chilli powder
: ½ tsp
Chaat masala : 1 tsp
Freshly chopped coriander leaves ; few
Salt
: to taste
For The Gravy :
Cumin seeds
: 1 tsp
4
medium
Onions grated : 3
Garlic
ginger
paste : 1 tsp
Tomatoes grated : 3 nos
Turmeric powder
: ½ tsp
Coriander powder
: ½ tsp
Cumin powder
: ½ tsp
Red
chilli powder
: 1 tsp
garam masala
: ½ tsp
4
tsp
Oil
: 3
Salt
: to taste
Instructions
Strain the juice out of the grated
bottle gourd
and preserve it to add in the gravy.
Combine all the ingredients together and transfer it into a non-stick pan and stir it over medium heat till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
Remove and cool slightly. Divide this mixture into 12 to 16 equal portions and roll into koftas.
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Deep fry on a low flame till the koftas turn golden brown.
Heat the
oil
in a pan and add the
cumin seeds
.
When they crackle, add the onions and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.
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Add the
ginger
-
garlic
paste and sauté for 1 more minute.
Add the grated tomatoes,
turmeric powder
,
coriander powder
, jeera powder, red
chilli powder
and
salt
and cook till the
oil
separates from the masala.
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Add 2 cups of
water
to the gravy and bring to a boil (you can add the
bottle gourd
juice as well).
Add the fried koftas to the curry and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
The koftas tend to crumble if you boil them too much in the gravy. So you can add them just before you're ready to serve the curry.
Serve hot with roti.
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