Lauki Kofta Recipe

Lauki Kofta Recipe

  • Prep Time
    15 minutes
  • Cook Time
    20 minutes
  • Difficulty Level
    Advanced

Lauki kofta recipe is a popular curry from Hyderabad and is also known in most of the North Indian parts.

Lauki kofta is a flavorsome and spicy curry which is served with roti/ jeera rice in lunch/ dinner. Lauki/ doodhi aids in constipation and is very good for stomach, hence lauki kofta recipe is a very healthy food for all.

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Ingredients

  • FOR KOFTAS - Grated lauki/ bottlegourd - 250 gms
  • Besan/ gram flour - 1 /2 cup
  • Salt/ namak – as per taste
  • Red chilli/ lal mirch powder and fennel/ saunf as per taste
  • Asafoetida/ heeng - a pinch
  • FOR GRAVY - Malai/ cream - 1/2 cup
  • Cumin seeds/ jeera - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Tomato/ tamatar puree - 1 and 1/2 cups
  • Curd/ dahi - 1 cup
  • Whole garm masala - 1 teaspoon
  • Turmeric/ haldi, red chili/ lal mirch powder, coriander/ dhaniya powder, garam masala and salt/ namak according to taste
  • Ginger/ adarak and green chili/ hari mirch paste - 1 teaspoon
  • Oil/ tel - 2 tablespoons for gravy and remaining for deep frying koftey
  • Chopped coriander leaves/ dhaniya patta for garnishing the curry

Instructions

  1. Mix all the ingredients of kofta and make medium size balls.
  2. Heat enough oil on medium flame and fry the koftas till it gets golden brown color. Set them aside and let us prepare the gravy for curry.
  3. Heat oil in a pan, add jeera. Add whole garam masala and saute for 2 minutes on low flame.
  4. Now add ginger and chili paste and saute for 2 minutes on low flame.
  5. Add tomato puree, red chili powder, coriander powder and turmeric. Saute until the oil gets separated from spices on medium flame.
  6. Add beaten curd, malai and stir continuously the curry until gravy starts boiling. Now add enough water, koftas and add remaining spices and salt.
  7. Cook for 7-8 minutes on medium flame. Switch off the gas and add chopped coriander in the gravy.
  8. Delicious lauki kofta is ready to be served with hot phulkas/ rice!

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