Lauki is also known as bottle gourd /opo squash . I have never heard or seen this curry before some years till my younger daughter born. I know about malai kofta , paneer kofta ,etc but not this one. Here I tried making this for her only as she is not much fond of veggies and it works . Now she eats this fried dumplings and also the tangy tomato based curry. The whole curry is mildly spiced and has a good flavour. The koftas along with the curry tastes yummy. You may add cashew nuts to your curry to enhance its richness and consistency. This requires you to do some preparation work before hand like making the lauki koftas. You can make the kofta before hand and reintegrate them and then the curry the next day which is quiet quick to make.
INGREDIENTS:
For KOFTAS:
2 Cups Grated Lauki
2 Cups Besan [Gram Flour as per required only for binding purpose ]
Red Chili Powder
Turmeric
Salt as Required
Coriander
1 Tsp Garlic Paste
Oil for frying
For CURRY:
2-3 Tbsp Onion -Coconut Paste
2 Tomato [ Blanched and Pureed]
Red Chili Powder
Turmeric
Dry Coriander Powder /Dhaniya Powder
Salt As per Taste
Garam Masala
Oil
Water
METHOD:
For KOFTAS:
STEP 1 - Mix all the ingredients for koftas except oil and make a dough with it .
STEP 2 - Make balls / koftas with the dough. Repeat the procedure with all the dough.
STEP 3 - Take a wide pan with oil in it. Heat it and fry all the koftas and drain extra oil. Keep them aside.
For GRAVY:
STEP 1 - Now for making gravy, put a pan on medium heat and add oil to it and crackle cumin-mustard seeds.
STEP 2 - Add the onion paste [ I have mentioned how to make the onion paste in my previous recipes .]and properly roast it.
STEP 3 - Add your tomato puree in it and after a while add all the spices to it. Saute for a very short time till the spices get roasted well .
STEP 4 - Add water as per your liking consistency and cook up to boil.
STEP 5 - Garnish with coriander and serve along with the koftas.
Serve the lauki kofta curry hot .
NOTE: Don't add the koftas early to the gravy as they soak the gravy.
So add them at time of serve only.
For KOFTAS:
2 Cups Grated Lauki
2 Cups Besan [Gram Flour as per required only for binding purpose ]
Red Chili Powder
Turmeric
Salt as Required
Coriander
1 Tsp Garlic Paste
Oil for frying
For CURRY:
2-3 Tbsp Onion -Coconut Paste
2 Tomato [ Blanched and Pureed]
Red Chili Powder
Turmeric
Dry Coriander Powder /Dhaniya Powder
Salt As per Taste
Garam Masala
Oil
Water
METHOD:
For KOFTAS:
STEP 1 - Mix all the ingredients for koftas except oil and make a dough with it .
STEP 2 - Make balls / koftas with the dough. Repeat the procedure with all the dough.
STEP 3 - Take a wide pan with oil in it. Heat it and fry all the koftas and drain extra oil. Keep them aside.
For GRAVY:
STEP 1 - Now for making gravy, put a pan on medium heat and add oil to it and crackle cumin-mustard seeds.
STEP 2 - Add the onion paste [ I have mentioned how to make the onion paste in my previous recipes .]and properly roast it.
STEP 3 - Add your tomato puree in it and after a while add all the spices to it. Saute for a very short time till the spices get roasted well .
STEP 4 - Add water as per your liking consistency and cook up to boil.
STEP 5 - Garnish with coriander and serve along with the koftas.
Serve the lauki kofta curry hot .
NOTE: Don't add the koftas early to the gravy as they soak the gravy.
So add them at time of serve only.
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