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Lauki Kofta Curry I Bottle Gourd Dumpling Curry

2012-12-21 by Anjana Chaturvedi

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Lauki Kofta  -Bottle gourd dumplings cooked in tomato and yoghurt sauce

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5 from 2 votes

Lauki Kofta / Bottle Gourd Dumpling Curry

Lauki Kofta -Bottle gourd dumplings cooked in tomato and yoghurt sauce
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time25 minutes mins
Total Time40 minutes mins
Course: Dinner Recipes, Main Course
Cuisine: North Indian Cuisine
Keyword: kofta, lauki, lauki kofta, no onion garlic recipe
Servings: 4 people
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 2 cup Bottle Gourd / Lauki grated
  • 3 Tomatoes / Tamatar
  • 2 tbsp Cashew pieces/ Kaju Tukda
  • 2 tsp Raisins / Kishmish
  • 1/2 cup Gram flour / Besan
  • 1 tbsp Corn Flour
  • 4 tbsp Yogurt / Dahi
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • 2 tsp Red Chili Powder/ Laal Mirch
  • to taste Salt / Namak
  • 1.5 cup Water / Paani

Instructions

  • Wash , peel and grate the bottle gourd. Discard the hard mature seeds
  • Pressure cook bottle gourd with 1/ 2 cup water for 1whistle only.
  • Drain and let it cool down then squeeze the water from the bottle gourd(reserve the water to use in the gravy).
  • 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.
  • Mix well and make walnut size smooth and  round balls.
  • Deep fry in hot oil on medium flame till golden in colour, drain and keep aside.

Gravy

  • Blanch the tomatoes and then grind with 2 green chilies, cashew pieces and ginger and make a smooth puree.
  • Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, when start crackling then add tomato puree and sauté for approx. 2- 3 minutes on medium flame.
  • Now add turmeric, chili powder, salt, coriander powder and mix well and cook for few seconds.
  • Blend yogurt with 1.5 cup water and add in the gravy
  • 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.
  • Add garam masala and fresh coriander and serve hot, garnished with cream
  • Serving suggestion-serve with any Indian bread and rice

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

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Comments

  1. mjaayka says

    2012-12-24 at

    delicious

  2. Priya says

    2012-12-23 at

    Inviting spread, wonderful kofta curry.

  3. Tamilarasi Sasikumar says

    2012-12-22 at

    Looks delicious…love the koftas…

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  4. Meena B says

    2012-12-22 at

    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

  5. Amrita Vishal says

    2012-12-22 at

    Ver tempting and lovely …love the puris behind too.

  6. divya says

    2012-12-21 at

    Looks very delightful and appealing.

  7. ANU says

    2012-12-21 at

    luv this stuffed version…
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  8. Latha Madhusudhan says

    2012-12-21 at

    very eye catching the dishes are and ofcourse yummy.

  9. Hamaree Rasoi says

    2012-12-21 at

    That gravy is looking super delicious

  10. Sangeetha Nambi says

    2012-12-21 at

    Yummy and inviting kofta…
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  11. Vimitha Anand says

    2012-12-21 at

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

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    2012-12-21 at

    very yumm…
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  13. Prathima Rao says

    2012-12-21 at

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

    2012-12-21 at

    So tempting yummy kofta
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  15. WeR SAHM says

    2012-12-21 at

    wow such a delicious kofta curry

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    2012-12-21 at

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  17. Deeksha says

    2012-12-21 at

    Looks very tempting. Yum Yum.

  18. DivyaGCP says

    2012-12-21 at

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

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