Recipe: Appetizing Lauki kofta curry (bottle gourd)

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Lauki kofta curry (bottle gourd). how to make bottle gourd kofta curry with detailed photo and video recipe. simple, healthy bottle guard recipe or lauki recipe prepared from deep fried grated bottle gourd with tomato and onion based sauce. this is an ideal curry and and best alternative to traditional malai kofta curry and can be easily served with roti or chapathi. Bottle gourd, known as lauki (ghiya) in Hindi and Dudhi in Gujarati, is generally not a popular vegetable in every household but it makes one of the best Indian curries - Lauki Kofta Curry in which deep-fried koftas (round shaped deep fried spicy dumplings) made of grated bottle gourd, gram flour, rice flour and ginger-garlic paste are cooked in spicy gravy of tomato and cashew nuts. Lauki Kofta is an Indian kofta curry made of deep fried lauki (bottle gourd) dumplings immersed in a spicy onion tomato gravy.

Traditionally, these koftas or dumplings are deep fried and are immersed in onion and tomato base sauce.

Lauki kofta curry - Deep fried bottle gourd (lauki; an Indian squash) koftas/dumplings in a spicy, creamy onion-tomato-almond based gravy and steeped in exotic Indian spices.

I cannot think of any other dish to dunk my flat bread in.

You can cook Lauki kofta curry (bottle gourd) using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Lauki kofta curry (bottle gourd)

It’s 1 cup of grated lauki (bottle gourd).
Prepare 3 tbsp of moong dal.
Prepare 2 tbsp of ginger garlic coriander leaves paste.
It’s 2 of chopped onion.
You need 2 tsp of coriander powder.
You need 1 tsp of turmeric w.
Prepare 2 tsp of red chilli powder (Kashmiri chilli).
It’s 1 tsp of garam masala.
Prepare of salt.
Prepare of oil.
You need 1 of bay leaf.
It’s 1 of cinnamon stick.
It’s 2 of cardamom.
Prepare 1 of clove.

The Lauki/ Doodhi Kofta is a simple, healthy recipe where the koftas are not fried.

Traditionally Kofta's are fried and loose it nutritive value.

But in this Lauki Kofta I have pan fried them in a Non-Stick Kuzhi Paniyaram Pan and simmer the kofta's in a quick and simple spiced tomato gravy.

The Lauki/Doodhi kofta's are big favourite in my family, and considering they are non-fried.

Lauki kofta curry (bottle gourd) step by step

Rinse peel and grate the lauki. Soak moong dal for 10 mins. In a mixer grinder grind the soaked moong dal coarsely and keep aside..
In a mixing bowl add the grated lauki along with grinned moong dal (no need to squeeze the water from the lauki) To this add 1 chopped onion 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder red chilli powder and salt..
Mix the mixture properly and make small round shape balls..
Heat oil in a kadai and fry the kofta in the oil till they are golden brown from all the sides. Frying must be done on a medium flame Drain the fried lauki kofta in a tissue kitchen towel..
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan to this add bay leaf cinnamon cardamom cumin seeds and sauté for a second.Now add chopped onion and sauté till it gets translucent.To this add ginger garlic paste and cook for a min.
Now add turmeric powder coriander powder and Kashmiri red chilli powder. Cook the masala for 4 mins or till the oil starts separating. Now add garam masala and salt.
Now add 1 cup water to make the gravy. Cover with the lid and cook further for some mins to get the desired consistency..
Now it’s time to add the fried lauki ke kofte into the gravy. Cook for a min and switch off the burner..
Lauki kofta curry is ready to serve. This kofta goes well with paratha nan and rice.

Lauki Kofta / Bottle gourd kofta curry.

Koftas are fried balls consisting of vegetables which are deep fried. they can be consumed as a snack or added in gravy for curry.

I have been making koftas for so many years now and always deep fried them.

This is one of the reasons that I don't.

Lauki Kofta Curry is a delicious Indian gravy dish which mainly comprises of two parts - Gravy made from onion tomato base & dumplings made from mixture of Bottle gourd, gram flour & flavored with spices.