I have been asking my sister Sonali to start a food blog for quite a while. But she is so busy cooking and entertaining her plethora of friends that she does not have the time to commence a food blog. After a certain amount to coaxing and cajoling she decided to contribute a recipe to my blog and I am hoping that she will be a regular contributor.
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Lauki Kofta Curry |
This recipe is contributed by Sonali Nimbagiri
Ingredients :-
For Kofta
1. Bottle gourd/Lauki: 1 no (Peeled, seeded and grated)2. Besan/Chickpea flour: 5 tbsp or more if required
3. Bread Crumbs – ½ cup (Use this if you think your mix is too soggy)
4.Onion :- 1 Cup finely chopped
5. Ginger Paste:- 1 tsp
6. Garlic paste :- 1 tsp
7. Salt :- As per taste
8. Green chilli ::- 5 no's
9. Coriander leaves:- 2 tbsp ( Chopped)
For Gravy
- Cloves :- 3 no's
- Cinnamon :- 1 inch Piece
- Cardamom :-3 no's
- Bay leaf :- 1 no
- Cashews :-1 tbsp
- Onion :- 1 no
- Green chilies :- 2 No's
- Tomato :- 2 No's
- Salt :- To taste
- Red chili powder :- 1 tsp
- Cumin powder :-1 tsp
- Fennel Powder :- ¼ tsp
- Coriander powder :- 1 tbsp
- Turmeric :- ¼ tsp
- Poppy seeds :- 1 tsp
- Kasoori Methi:-1 tsp
- Whipped Cream :- 1 tbsp
- Water
Preparation Method :-
Kofta -- Peel and grate the bottle gourd and let it stand for sometime. Squeeze out the water of the gourd as much as possible.
- Mix in the chopped onions, Ginger & Garlic Paste, chopped green chillis, salt and coriander leaves.
- Add the besan and mix well into a dough. Add bread crumbs if required if your dough is soggy and needs to be stiffened up a bit. Make small balls from the dough and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a wok and fry the lauki till it is crisp and golden brown.
- Your Koftas are ready. Keep aside and start on the gravy.
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| Lauki Koftas |
- Heat oil in a pan, add the Cinnamon & Cardamom, chopped onions, chopped ginger, chopped garlic and chopped green chilies. Fry till the onions become translucent or change color.
- Add chopped tomatoes and cook till they become soft. Cool this mixture and grind to a paste and keep aside.
- Heat oil in the same pan and add bay leaf and the ground paste. Add turmeric pd, chili pd, cumin pd, fennel pd, coriander powder, salt. Cook till the masala is well fried.
- Add about 1 ½ cup of
- Cook till the gravy thickens.
- Add crushed Kasoori methi & whipped cream and cook for another 2 mts.
- Your gravy is done.
Serving Instruction
- Place the Koftas in a serving dish.
- Pour the gravy on the koftas such that the koftas are covered in the gravy
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
