LAUKI KOFTA RECIPE:
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves:2
Ingredients
: For Making kofta
200 gms Bottle Gourd, grated
Salt To Taste
¼ tsp Asafetida
¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
½ tsp Ginger Garlic paste
2 Green Chilli , chopped
2 tbsp Coriander Leaves , chopped
2 tbsp Moong Dal, Soaked
2 tbsp Curd, thick
¼ cup Gram Flour
1 tsp Soda
1 tbsp Oil
Oil For Shallow Fry
For Gravy
2 tbsp Ghee
½ tsp Cumin Seeds
5-6 Garlic, Chopped
1 inch Ginger, Chopped
2 Green Chilli, Chopped
2 Medium Onion, Sliced
½ tsp Asafetida
1 tsp Coriander Powder
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1 Tomato, Chopped
⅓ cup Curd
½ tsp Red Chilli Powder
1 tsp Coriander Powder
Salt To Taste
½ tsp Sugar
1 tbsp Coriander leaves
Process Making Lauki Kofta
● Peel the lauki/ bottle gourd. Grate it.
● Squeeze the grated lauki and collect the juice in a bowl or mug. Keep the juice aside for later use.
● Mix all the ingredients for making the koftas with the grated lauki except oil.
● Make small round shaped balls or patties.
● Heat oil in a frying pan. Shallow Fry the lauki kofta in the oil, till they are golden brown on all sides.
● Drain the fried kofta on kitchen towel so that the extra oil is absorbed. For the Gravy
● In a kadai, heat ghee add cumin seeds and let it splutter.
● Add garlic, ginger, green chilli and saute well.
● Add onion and saute till translucent. Add asafetida, coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder mix well.
● Add tomato and cook till it gets soft and start leaving oil from the edges.
● In a bowl, add curd, red chilli powder, coriander powder mix well.
● Transfer this mixture into the kadai and mix well.
● Add the lauki juice, sugar and about 1 cup of water.
● Stir and simmer for 10-12 minutes on low flame. Lastly, add the koftas.
● Switch off the flame, cover and let them be in the curry for a few minutes so that koftas will absorb all the flavors from the curry.
● Garnish with coriander leaves and serve lauki kofta hot with rotis, naan or jeera rice.