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Lauki Kofta Recipe

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Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
  

Kofta

  • 600 gms Lauki
  • Salt
  • ½ tsp Carom Seeds
  • ½ tsp Dry Mango Powder
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder
  • ½ tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
  • ¼ tsp Black Pepper Powder
  • 1 pinch Asafetida
  • Coriander Leaves fine chopped
  • ¼ cup Gram Flour +2 tbsp

Gravy

  • 3 Tomatoes
  • 3 Onion medium size
  • 8-10 Garlic Cloves
  • ½ inch Ginger
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 2 Dry Red Chilli
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • ½ tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
  • 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
  • ½ tsp Garam Masala Powder
  • Salt according to taste
  • Coriander Leaves fine chopped
  • Water

Instructions
 

Kofta

  • Peal and wash Lauki, grate from the medium side of the grater.
  • Add in salt, mix well and leave it aside for 5 minutes.
  • After 5 minutes squeeze the water out of grated Lauki also store this water for later use.
  • Now add in carom seeds, dry mango powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, black pepper powder, asafetida, finely chopped coriander leaves and give it a good mix.
  • Add in gram flour and mix it again. Make balls of it.
  • Heat a cauldron (kadhai) and add in oil, once oil is hot enough drop kofta.
  • Fry till golden brown and crisp.

Gravy

  • In a grinder add in tomato, ginger, garlic, onions and grind to make a thin paste.
  • Heat a cauldron heat some oil and add in bay leaf, dry red chilli and sauté for a little bit.
  • Now add in cumin seeds, turmeric powder and Kashmiri red chilli and mix a bit.
  • Add in tomato, onion paste, sauté and cook till it releases oil.
  • Now add in coriander leaves, garam masala powder, salt , coriander leaves and mix it and cook for 1 minute.
  • Now add in water from Lauki and some normal water and bring it to boiland add in kofta.
  • Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Garnish with fine chopped coriander leaves.

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Notes

Shilpi’s Quick Tricks
Kofta
  • Using salt helps Lauki to lose water which will help to make Lauki perfect.
  • Add more gram flour if required.
  • You will know that the dough is ready if you are able to make balls of it.
 
Keyword curry, gravy
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