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
- 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
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