Saturday, July 23, 2011

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

1 comment:

Hari Chandana P said...

Woww.. what a tempting recipe.. looks too good and delicious dear.. thanks for the awesome recipe :)
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