Lauki Kofta Curry

LAUKI KOFTA CURRY

I have taken this recipe from Show me the Curry website. This recipe has come out really well and tasted awesome when served with hot rice.

Ingredients:

For Kofta:

grated lauki (bottle gourd) - 2 cups

besan powder - 3/4 cup

roasted and then coarsely ground peanuts - 1/4 cup

onion - 1 (grated)

salt to taste

corriander powder - 1/4 tsp

red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp

amchur powder - 1/4 tsp 

cumin powder - 1/4 tsp

garam masala - 1/4 tsp

corriander leaves (chopped) - 2 tbsp

For Gravy:

Onions - 2 (finely chopped)

tomatoes - 2 (made to puree)

salt to taste

ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp

green chillies - 3 (finely chopped)

corriander powder - 1 tsp

red chilli powder -1 tsp

garam masala - 1/2 tsp

cumin powder - 1/4 tsp

Curd - 1 cup 

oil - 2 tbsp

Method:

- mix all the ingredients "for kofta" and make a tight dough. Leave it aside

- add oil in a pan . Add green chillies and chopped onions

- fry well

- add the ginger garlic paste and tomato puree

- fry for 2 - 3 mins

- add the salt, corriander powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder and garam masala and fry

- keep cooking until the oil oozes out

- add the whisked curd to the mixture and keep stiring it

- add some water and fry.

- allow that to cook for 5 mins

- then add the kofta balls slowly into the curry one by one and allow that to cook for 10 mins covered.

- after 10 mins serve with rice / roti.

Source:

Show me the curry website