Lauki Kofta Recipe | लौकी के कोफ़्ते | Chef Ranveer Brar

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.