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Lauki Kofta / Bottle Gourd Dumpling Curry

December 21, 2012 by anjanaskc 18 Comments

lAUKI KOFTA -Bottle gourd dumplings cooked in tomato and yoghurt sauce

lauki kofta curry

INGREDIENTS-serve-4

  • Grated bottle gourd/Lauki-2 cup
  • Tomato-3
  • Ginger-1 tsp
  • Cashew pieces-2 tbsp
  • Raisins-2 tsp
  • Gram flour-1/2 cup
  • Cornflour-1bsp
  • Yoghurt-4 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
  • Turmeric -1/2 tsp
  • Chilli powder-2 tsp
  • Salt-1.5 tsp
  • Water-1.5 cup

INGREDIENTS-

  1. Pressure cook bottle gourd with 1/ 2 cup water for 1whistle only.
  2. Drain and let it cool down,then squeeze the water from the bottle gourd(reserve the water to use in the gravy).
  3. Take bottle gourd in a bowl and add gram flour,corn flour,salt,chili powder,pinch of garam masala,1/ 2tsp grated ginger,and chopped raisins.
  4. Mix well and make walnut size smooth and  round balls.
  5. Deep fry in hot oil on medium flame till golden in colour,drain and keep aside.
  6. GRAVY-Blanch the tomatoes and then grind with 2 green chilies,cashew pieces and ginger and make a smooth puree.
  7. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds,when start crackling then add tomato puree and saute for approx 2- 3 minutes on medium flame.
  8. Now add turmeric,chili powder,salt,coriander powder and mix well and cook for few seconds.
  9. Blend yogurt with 1.5 cup water and add in the gravy
  10. Cook for approx 5 minute on low flame,now add koftas and cook for a minute OR arrange the kofta in the serving dish and pour hot gravy over them.
  11. Add garam masala and fresh corinader and serve hot, garnished with cream

Serving suggestion-serve with any Indian bread and rice

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Lauki Kofta / Bottle Gourd Dumpling Curry

Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Total Time40 mins
Servings: 4 people

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Filed Under: Gravy dishes, North Indian Food, Sabzi and Curries Tagged With: bottle gourd, doodhi curry, Jain food, jain recipe, Kofta curry, No onion garlic recipe, satvik food, Subzis and curries, vegetarian

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Comments

  1. mjaayka says

    December 24, 2012 at 7:39 am

    delicious

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  2. Priya says

    December 23, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    Inviting spread, wonderful kofta curry.

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  3. Tamilarasi Sasikumar says

    December 22, 2012 at 2:31 pm

    Looks delicious…love the koftas…

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  4. Meena B says

    December 22, 2012 at 10:29 am

    wow i like ur way of kofta.. this wud be on my dinner plate next time
    i liked ur idea of boiling lauki and squeezing the water.. wonderful
    and hv been absent due to personal reasons wud be active from monday onwards

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  5. Amrita Vishal says

    December 22, 2012 at 3:38 am

    Ver tempting and lovely …love the puris behind too.

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  6. divya says

    December 21, 2012 at 6:40 pm

    Looks very delightful and appealing.

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  7. ANU says

    December 21, 2012 at 6:38 pm

    luv this stuffed version…
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  8. Latha Madhusudhan says

    December 21, 2012 at 3:57 pm

    very eye catching the dishes are and ofcourse yummy.

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  9. Hamaree Rasoi says

    December 21, 2012 at 1:30 pm

    That gravy is looking super delicious

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  10. Sangeetha Nambi says

    December 21, 2012 at 11:21 am

    Yummy and inviting kofta…
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  11. Vimitha Anand says

    December 21, 2012 at 10:41 am

    Love the whole platter… Can i come over sis???

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  12. Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says

    December 21, 2012 at 8:05 am

    very yumm…
    looks yummy dear…
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  13. Prathima Rao says

    December 21, 2012 at 6:48 am

    Too too yummm!!! Love the gravy…Bookmarked!!!
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  14. Veena Theagarajan says

    December 21, 2012 at 6:08 am

    So tempting yummy kofta
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  15. WeR SAHM says

    December 21, 2012 at 5:42 am

    wow such a delicious kofta curry

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  16. Swati Raman Garg says

    December 21, 2012 at 4:56 am

    lovedd ur description.. i lost my mom real early, and my blog was indeed to record all my struggles, and i have come a long way .. REspect!

    Reply
  17. Deeksha says

    December 21, 2012 at 4:55 am

    Looks very tempting. Yum Yum.

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  18. DivyaGCP says

    December 21, 2012 at 4:47 am

    Couldn't take my eyes off the awesome spread of dishes.. Curry looks delicious and inviting.

    Reply

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