Lauki Kofta Curry

Ingredients –

For Kofta –

1. Bottle gourd medium size – 1
2. Salt to taste
3. Gram flour (besan) – 4 tsp
4. Red chili powder – ½ tsp
5. Oil for deep frying

For curry –

1. Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
2. Onions – 1
3. Ginger – 1 inch
4. Garlic – 4-5
5. Green chili / red chili powder – ½ tsp
6. Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
7. Coriander powder – 1 tsp
8. Cumin powder – 1 tsp
9. Tomato medium size – 1
10. Coriander leaves – ½ cup
11. Raisins – 9-10
12. Garam masala powder – 1 tsp

Methods –

For Kofta –

• Peel and grate the bottle gourd, remove extra water using strainer or using your hands.

• Take a bowl, add the bottle gourd, add salt, gram flour, red chili powder and mix well.
• Divide the mixture into equal portions and flatten each of them one by one using your palms.

• Stuff one piece of raisins into each portion and shape them into round Koftas.

• Heat oil in a pan/kadai, fry the Koftas till it turns golden brown.

• Drain the oil and keep the Kofta balls in a separate container.

For Kofta gravy –

• Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, ½ onion chopped and sauté for few second on medium flame.
• Take chopped tomato, remaining chopped onions, cashew nuts, ginger and garlic put into blender jar blend it into paste without water.
• Cook masala paste on medium flame into the pan, add turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, red chili powder, garam masala and sauté till the oil is separated from masala.

• Add salt to taste, 1 cup water and cover the pan and allow the gravy to boil.

• Once the gravy is ready, add coriander leaves and mix well.
• While serving arrange the Koftas on the serving plate, pour the gravy over them. You can garnish the Koftas with coriander leaves or cheese.