- Wash the lauki and peel it.Cut the lauki into half vertically. Add the grated lauki in a medium size mixing bowl and add 2 teaspoon salt to it. Mix well using your fingers. Keep the bowl aside for 10 minutes. Adding salt in lauki will make it release its water. Squeeze the lauki in between your palms to remove the water form it. Add the squeezed lauki in another medium size mixing bowl. Add 4 tablespoon besan, 1 teaspoon red chili powder and ½ teaspoon garam masala powder to the bowl and mix well. Make small lime size balls from the mixture. Heat vegetable oil for frying the kofta in a pan. Fry the balls on medium high heat until golden brown. Fry the balls on medium high heat until golden brown. For the Gravy: Heat 4 tablespoon mustard oil in a pan. Once the oil is hot, add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds and let them crackle for 3-4 seconds. Add 2 teaspoon finely chopped ginger, 2 teaspoon finely chopped garlic and 2 teaspoon finely chopped green chili and fry on medium heat for a minute. Add 1 cup chopped onion and fry until they are nicely browned. Now add 1 cup chopped tomato and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add 2 teaspoon coriander powder, 1 teaspoon turmeric powder, 2 teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder and ½ teaspoon garam masala powder and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the water squeezed from lauki to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes. Now add 2 cups of water and bring the curry to a boil. Add the kofta and cook for minute. Garnish with fresh coriander and serve hot.
Lauki ghiya kofta
#myrecipe
By Arun Kumar
Mar, 29th
535
Servings
4 persons
Cook Time
40 minutes
Ingredients
14
- 16
Ingredients
- Lauki
- Salt
- Besan
- Red chilli powder
- Garam masala
- Oil
- Cumin
- Ginger garlic paste
- Green chillies
- Onion
- Corinader
- Turmeric
- Tomato
- Corinader powder
- Red chilli powder
- Garam masala
